Where does “κολώνη” come from?

κολώνη (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hnís, from Proto-Indo-European kelH- — to rise, to be tall; hill.

κολώνη (Ancient Greek): hill, mound, especially a sepulchral mound

Definitions

  1. hill, mound, especially a sepulchral mound

Ancestry of “κολώνη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
2Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill

Words derived from “κολώνη”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hnís →