Where does “halka” come from?

halka (Swedish) comes from Swedish hål, from Old Swedish hul, from Old Norse hól, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

halka (Swedish): slippery conditions

Definitions

  1. slippery conditions

Ancestry of “halka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhåla hole; a hole, an opening in something solid; a...
2Old Swedishhul—
3Old Norsehóla hole
4Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
5Proto-Germanichulazhollow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “halka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulą →
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