Where does “kalso” come from?

kalso (Tagalog) comes from Spanish calzo, from Spanish calzar, from Old Portuguese calçar, from Latin calceō, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

kalso (Tagalog): wedge; chock; quoin

Definitions

  1. wedge; chock; quoin

Ancestry of “kalso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcalzowedge, chock
2Spanishcalzarto wear or put on shoes; to be or have; to wedge,...
3Old Portuguesecalçar
4Latincalceōto shoe, furnish with shoes
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ