Where does “kaljam” come from?

kaljam (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kal, from Proto-Slavic kȃlъ, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂los — dark.

kaljam (Serbo-Croatian): to dirty, stain, soil, muddy

Definitions

  1. to dirty, stain, soil, muddy

Ancestry of “kaljam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankalmud
2Proto-Slavickȃlъdirt
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂losdark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂los →Every word from Proto-Slavic kȃlъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian kal →
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