Where does “кола” come from?

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

кола (Macedonian): car, motorcar, automobile; cart, wagon; cartload

Definitions

  1. car, motorcar, automobile; cart, wagon; cartload

Ancestry of “кола”, step by step

кола traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English COLA

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCOLAAcronym of cost of living adjustment
2Spanishcolatail
3Vulgar Latincodatail
4LatincaudaA tail
5Proto-Italickaudātail
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

via Proto-Slavic kȍlo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickȍlowheel
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “кола”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →