Where does “калба” come from?

калба (Russian) comes from Lithuanian kalba, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

калба (Russian): the Lithuanian language

Definitions

  1. the Lithuanian language

Ancestry of “калба”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniankalbalanguage; speech; vocative singular of kalba
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Lithuanian kalba →
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