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Where does “Nickolas” come from?

Nickolas (English) comes from English Nicholas, from Middle English Nicholas, from Old French Nicholas, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

Ancestry of “Nickolas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNicholas—
2Middle EnglishNicholas—
3Old FrenchNicholas—
4LatinNīcolāus—
5Ancient GreekΝικόλαοςNicolas
6Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
7Proto-Helleniclāwós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
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