Where does “Kolodij” come from?

Kolodij (English) comes from Ukrainian Колодій, from Ancient Greek κολλώδης, from Ancient Greek κόλλα, from Proto-Indo-European ḱol-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “Kolodij”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianКолодійcollodion
2Ancient Greekκολλώδης
3Ancient Greekκόλλαglue; flour paste
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱol-thorn, thorny plant
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱol-Every word from Ancient Greek κόλλα
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