Where does “čol” come from?

čol (Dalmatian) comes from Vulgar Latin cu illu, from Vulgar Latin *eccum ille, from Latin eccum, from Latin ecce, from Latin -ce, from Proto-Italic ke, from Indo-European *ḱe.

čol (Dalmatian): arse, ass

Definitions

  1. arse, ass

Ancestry of “čol”, step by step

čol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin cu illu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincu illu—
2Vulgar Latin*eccum ille—
3Latineccumbehold him; here!, look!
4Latineccesee!, look!, behold!, points out something with...
5Latin-ceaffixed, usually to demonstratives, forming...
6Proto-Italickehere
7Indo-European*ḱe—

via Latin cūlus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincūlusthe arse, ass
2Proto-Celtickūloscorner
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Indo-European *ḱe →Every word from Latin -ce →Every word from Proto-Italic ke →