Where does “cholla” come from?

cholla (English) comes from Spanish cholla, from Old French cholle, from Finnish keula, from Proto-Germanic kulą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷol-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- — to burn; to shine.

cholla (English): Any of several species of cactus in the genus...

Definitions

  1. Any of several species of cactus in the genus...

Ancestry of “cholla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchollacholla; reason, understanding; head
2Old Frenchchollehead
3Finnishkeulabow, prow
4Proto-Germanickulącoal
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
6Proto-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 →