Faroese kál

← Old English cawel (derived)

← Old English caul (mention)

← Old English cāl (mention)

← Ancient Greek καυλός (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *kaw(ǝ)l (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *kowos (mention)

← Latin caulis (derived)

← Old Norse kál (derived)

→ Faroese reyðkál (compound)