Where does “kolenní” come from?

kolenní (Czech) comes from Czech koleno, from Old Czech koleno, from Proto-Slavic kolěno, from Proto-Indo-European kelH- — to rise, to be tall; hill.

kolenní (Czech): knee, genual, genicular

Definitions

  1. knee, genual, genicular

Ancestry of “kolenní”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkolenoknee
2Old Czechkolenoknee
3Proto-Slavickolěnoknee
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kolěno →Every word from Old Czech koleno →