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== Etymology ==
It is believed the name ''Kaltar'' derives from the name ''Culotoutar'' given by the [[Bishlan|Aberbish]] civilisation who spoke [[Usprian languages|
Proto-Usprian]] over three thousand years ago. ''Culo'' has toponymic meaning, which is "a nook", "a retreat" or "an out of the way place", most likely referring to the civilisation spawning on the west coast of the [[Dovian Cape]]. The sound followed similar linguistic changes pertaining to its meaning, evolving into ''kul'' by the first millennium BCE, and then mutating into ''kal'' by the 8th century. This deviates from the actual spelling of the word which in modern Kaltareg is ''[[Wikipedia:cil#Welsh|kil]]''.
The next part, ''[[Wikipedia:Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/toutā|touta]]'', means "people", with the second ''t'' becoming weaker over time, often being replaced by a softer ''d''. The second consonant mostly vanished by the first millenium BCE, at which point it was recorded under several spelling variants, most notably ''Kultouar'', and rarely ''Kultudar''. The suffix is believed to be the definitive article ''[[Wikipedia:Breton grammar#Articles-ar|-ar]]'', which means "the", though it is unexplained why this appears as a suffix as it usually precedes a word, phrase or toponymic cognate. If this is the case, the full name translates to "the people of the nook".
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