Where does “コーラ” come from?

コーラ (Japanese) comes from English COLA, from Spanish cola, from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

コーラ (Japanese): a cola drink

Definitions

  1. a cola drink

Ancestry of “コーラ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCOLAAcronym of cost of living adjustment
2Spanishcolatail
3Vulgar Latincodatail
4LatincaudaA tail
5Proto-Italickaudātail
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂