Where does “коли” come from?

коли (Eastern Mari) comes from Russian ко́ли, from Middle High German kole, from German Kohl, from Middle High German kōl, from Old High German kol, from Proto-West Germanic kol, from Proto-Germanic kulą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷol- — to burn; to shine.

коли (Eastern Mari): really, indeed

Definitions

  1. really, indeed

Ancestry of “коли”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianко́лиif (supposing that)
2Middle High Germankole—
3GermanKohlcabbage; nonsense; idle talk
4Middle High Germankōl—
5Old High Germankolcoal
6Proto-West Germanickolcoal
7Proto-Germanickulącoal
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kulą →