Where does “קולן” come from?

קולן (Hebrew) comes from Ancient Greek κόλλα, from Proto-Indo-European ḱol-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

קולן (Hebrew): speaker

Definitions

  1. speaker

Ancestry of “קולן”, step by step

קולן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κόλλα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκόλλαglue; flour paste
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱol-thorn, thorny plant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Hebrew קוֹל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewקוֹלsound; voice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱol- →Every word from Ancient Greek κόλλα →