Where does “kalka” come from?

kalka (Swedish) comes from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

kalka (Swedish): to lime (treat with lime (calcium hydroxide (kalciumhydroxid) or calcium oxide (kalciumoxid)), especially to reduce acidity)

Definitions

  1. to lime (treat with lime (calcium hydroxide (kalciumhydroxid) or calcium oxide (kalciumoxid)), especially to reduce acidity)

Ancestry of “kalka”, step by step

kalka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishafrom
2Swedishavloppa drain; sewage
3Swedishloppa race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English)
4Swedishlöpato run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly...
5Old Swedishløpato run
6Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
7Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
8Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-

via Swedish kalk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkalklimestone; lime, calcium oxide or calcium...
2Old Swedishkalker
3Old Frenchcalicechalice
4Latincalixcup, chalice; cooking pot; small pipe
5Ancient GreekκάλυξSome kind of woman's ornament; A covering of a...
6Ancient Greekκύωto conceive, become pregnant; to impregnate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong

Words derived from “kalka

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup-Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupanąEvery word from Old Norse hlaupa