Where does “kol” come from?
kol (Indonesian) comes from English cōl, from French cōl, from Old French cōl, from Latin collum, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
kol (Indonesian): cabbage; colonel; Front-engine minibus or pickup
Definitions
- cabbage; colonel; Front-engine minibus or pickup
Ancestry of “kol”, step by step
kol traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English cōl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cōl | A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks |
| 2 | French | cōl | collar |
| 3 | Old French | cōl | neck |
| 4 | Latin | collum | neck, throat; upper stem of a plant; servitude |
| 5 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 6 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via Dutch kool
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kool | cabbage; coal; carbon |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | col | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | kōl | — |
| 4 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |
via English colt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | colt | A young male horse; A young crane; A youthful or... |
| 2 | Middle English | colt | A juvenile equid or camel; a colt; A human child |
| 3 | Old English | colt | young donkey, young camel |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kultaz | A thick, plump mass or object; lump; A bundle; A... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵelt- | womb |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |