Where does “kallõz” come from?

kallõz (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic kaldas, from Proto-Germanic halþaz, from Proto-Germanic halaną — to slope; be inclined.

kallõz (Votic): shore, bank

Definitions

  1. shore, bank

Ancestry of “kallõz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickaldasbank (edge of river or lake)
2Proto-Germanichalþazsloping, inclined
3Proto-Germanichalanąto slope; be inclined
Every word from Proto-Germanic halaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic halþaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaldas →