Where does “colà” come from?

colà (Italian) comes from Italian Nicola, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

colà (Italian): there

Definitions

there

Ancestry of “colà”, step by step

colà traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Nicola

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	Nicola	—
2	Latin	Nīcolāus	—
3	Ancient Greek	Νικόλαος	Nicolas
4	Ancient Greek	λᾱός	people; men; the people
5	Proto-Hellenic	lāwós	people, crowd
6	Proto-Indo-European	leh₂wos	people
7	Proto-Indo-European	leh₂-	to bark, howl; to be concealed

via Vulgar Latin *eccum illāc

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vulgar Latin	*eccum illāc	—
2	Latin	eccum	behold him; here!, look!
3	Latin	ecce	see!, look!, behold!, points out something with...
4	Latin	-ce	affixed, usually to demonstratives, forming...
5	Proto-Italic	ke	here
6	Indo-European	*ḱe	—

Words derived from “colà”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós →