Where does “căli” come from?
căli (Romanian) comes from Serbo-Croatian калити, from Proto-Slavic kaliti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
căli (Romanian): to temper, harden, toughen, anneal
Definitions
- to temper, harden, toughen, anneal
Ancestry of “căli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | калити | to harden, temper |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kaliti | to soil, muddle; to temper; to case-harden |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |