Where does “kolisteleminen” come from?
kolisteleminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolistella, from Finnish kolistaa, from Finnish kolista, from Swedish kö, from French queue, from Middle French queu, from Old French cue, from Vulgar Latin coda.
Ancestry of “kolisteleminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kolistella | to rattle |
| 2 | Finnish | kolistaa | To clank, clatter |
| 3 | Finnish | kolista | to clatter, rattle; Elative plural form of kola |
| 4 | Swedish | kö | queue; a line of waiting people or other objects;... |
| 5 | French | queue | tail; queue, line; cue |
| 6 | Middle French | queu | — |
| 7 | Old French | cue | tail |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | coda | tail |
| 9 | Latin | cauda | A tail |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kaudā | tail |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂udeh₂ | — |