Where does “Joudkalnėjė” come from?

Joudkalnėjė (Samogitian) comes from Latvian kalns, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kalˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.

Ancestry of “Joudkalnėjė”, step by step

Joudkalnėjė traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian kalns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankalnsmountain, hill
2Proto-Balto-Slavickalˀnas—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze

via Serbo-Croatian Cȓnā Gòra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianCȓnā GòraMontenegro
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kalˀnas →Every word from Latvian kalns →