Where does “целка” come from?

целка (Russian) comes from Russian це́лый, from Old East Slavic цѣлъ, from Proto-Slavic cělъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kailas, from Proto-Indo-European kóylos — healthy, whole; safe, unharmed.

целка (Russian): virgin

Definitions

  1. virgin

Ancestry of “целка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianце́лыйwhole, healthy
2Old East Slavicцѣлъ—
3Proto-Slaviccělъwhole
4Proto-Balto-Slavickailaswhole
5Proto-Indo-Europeankóyloshealthy, whole; safe, unharmed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóylos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kailas →Every word from Proto-Slavic cělъ →