Where does “蝌蝌啃蠟” come from?

蝌蝌啃蠟 (Chinese) comes from English coca-cola, from English COLA, from Spanish cola, from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

蝌蝌啃蠟 (Chinese): Coca-Cola

Definitions

  1. Coca-Cola

Ancestry of “蝌蝌啃蠟”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcoca-colaA particular cola soft drink (type of carbonated drink), produced by the Coca-Cola Company
2EnglishCOLAAcronym of cost of living adjustment
3Spanishcolatail
4Vulgar Latincodatail
5LatincaudaA tail
6Proto-Italickaudātail
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →