Where does “kalena” come from?

kalena (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic kalina, from Proto-Slavic kȃlъ, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂los — dark.

kalena (Upper Sorbian): viburnum, guelder rose, any shrub of genus Viburnum

Definitions

  1. viburnum, guelder rose, any shrub of genus Viburnum

Ancestry of “kalena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickalinasnowball tree
2Proto-Slavickȃlъdirt
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂losdark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂los →Every word from Proto-Slavic kȃlъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic kalina →