Where does “kolistaa” come from?
kolistaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolista, from Swedish kö, from French queue, from Middle French queu, from Old French cue, from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā.
kolistaa (Finnish): To clank, clatter
Definitions
- To clank, clatter
Ancestry of “kolistaa”, step by step
kolistaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kolista
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kolista | to clatter, rattle; Elative plural form of kola |
| 2 | Swedish | kö | queue; a line of waiting people or other objects;... |
| 3 | French | queue | tail; queue, line; cue |
| 4 | Middle French | queu | — |
| 5 | Old French | cue | tail |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | coda | tail |
| 7 | Latin | cauda | A tail |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kaudā | tail |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂udeh₂ | — |