Where does “calaje” come from?

calaje (Spanish) comes from Catalan calaix, from Latin calathus, from Ancient Greek κάλαθος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

calaje (Spanish): drawer

Definitions

  1. drawer

Ancestry of “calaje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancalaixdrawer box in a cabinet
2Latincalathuswicker basket; milk pail
3Ancient Greekκάλαθοςbasket narrow at the base; capital of a column;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάλαθος →Every word from Latin calathus →