Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/kalw-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Alternative forms

• *galw-

Root

*kalw-

1. bald, naked

Derived terms

Category Terms derived from the PIE root *kalw- not found

• *klh₂wós
  • Balto-Slavic:
    • Slavic: *golъ (see there for further descendants)
  • Germanic: *kalwaz (“bald”) (see there for further descendants)
  • Indo-Iranian:
    • Indo-Aryan:
      • Sanskrit: कुल्व (kulva, “bald”)
    • Iranian:
      • Persian: کل‏ (kal, “bald”)
  • Italic:
    • Latin: calvus (“bald, hairless”) (see there for further descendants)
• *kalw-eh₂
  • Balto-Slavic: *galwā́ˀ (“head”)
    • Latvian: galva
    • Lithuanian: galvà
    • Old Prussian: gallū, galwo
    • Slavic: *golvà
  • Italic:
    • Latin: calva (“skull”) (see there for further descendants)