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Where does “postkolonia” come from?

postkolonia (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kolonio, from Latin colōnia, from Latin colōnus, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

postkolonia (Esperanto): postcolonial

Definitions

  1. postcolonial

Ancestry of “postkolonia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokoloniocolony
2Latincolōnia—
3Latincolōnus—
4Latincolō—
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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