Where does “król” come from?

król (Slovincian) comes from Proto-Slavic *kõrľь, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

król (Slovincian): king

Definitions

  1. king

Ancestry of “król”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*kõrľьking
2Old High Germankarlman
3Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
4Proto-Germanickaraz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →