Etymology Explorer
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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
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Slavic
kȍlo
wheel
2
Proto-Indo-European
kʷel-
to turn
Words derived from “kolesa”
calash
calèche
calèche
Kalesche
calèche
calesse
calesa
kalesch
calessabile
calessino
calesero
calesita
calesín
kalesa
kalesa
kalesa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →
Every word from Proto-Slavic kȍlo →