Where does “kola” come from?

kola (English) comes from Russian ко́ла, from English COLA, from Spanish cola, from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

kola (English): A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract

Definitions

  1. A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract

Ancestry of “kola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianко́ла—
2EnglishCOLAAcronym of cost of living adjustment
3Spanishcolatail
4Vulgar Latincodatail
5LatincaudaA tail
6Proto-Italickaudātail
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

Words derived from “kola”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →