Where does “kalye” come from?
kalye (Tagalog) comes from Spanish calle, from Latin callis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
kalye (Tagalog): street
Ancestry of “kalye”, step by step
kalye traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish calle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | calle | street; lane |
| 2 | Latin | callis | path; rough, stony track |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via Ottoman Turkish قالیه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قالیه | potash, the water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plants |
| 2 | Arabic | قِلْي | — |
Words derived from “kalye”