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Where does “kolesa” come from?

kolesa (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic kȍlo, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

Ancestry of “kolesa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickȍlo—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →