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Where does “kahla” come from?

kahla (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German kachel, from Middle High German kachel, from Old High German chachala, from Vulgar Latin cacculus, from Latin caccabus, from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος — a pot or a pan.

Ancestry of “kahla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankachelinflection of kacheln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germankachel—
3Old High Germanchachala—
4Vulgar Latincacculus—
5LatincaccabusAlternative form of cācabus; cooking pot; pot
6Ancient Greekκάκκαβοςa pot or a pan

Words derived from “kahla”

  • кахлица
  • kahlica
Every word from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος →