Where does “kanakolera” come from?
kanakolera (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolera, from Latin cholera, from Ancient Greek χολέρα, from Ancient Greek χολή, from Proto-Hellenic kʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰolh₃-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
kanakolera (Finnish): fowl cholera, chicken cholera
Definitions
- fowl cholera, chicken cholera
Ancestry of “kanakolera”, step by step
kanakolera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kolera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kolera | cholera |
| 2 | Latin | cholera | cholera |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χολέρα | cholera, a disease in which the humors of the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χολή | gall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰolā́ | gall, bile |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰolh₃-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |