Where does “cala” come from?

cala (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish calad, from Proto-Celtic kaletos, from Proto-Indo-European kal- — hard; beautiful; handsome.

cala (Scottish Gaelic): harbour

Definitions

  1. harbour

Ancestry of “cala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcaladshore, port, landing-place; land
2Proto-Celtickaletoshard
3Proto-Indo-Europeankal-hard; beautiful; handsome

Words derived from “cala”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kal- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kaletos →Every word from Old Irish calad →
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