Where does “Kales” come from?

Kales (West Flemish) comes from Latin Caletum, from Proto-Celtic kaletos, from Proto-Indo-European kal- — hard; beautiful; handsome.

Ancestry of “Kales”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCaletumCalais
2Proto-Celtickaletoshard
3Proto-Indo-Europeankal-hard; beautiful; handsome

Words derived from “Kales”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kal- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kaletos →Every word from Latin Caletum →