Where does “*köll” come from?

*köll (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Latin cōleus, from Ancient Greek κολεός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

*köll (Proto-Brythonic): testicle

Definitions

  1. testicle

Ancestry of “*köll”, step by step

*köll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cōleus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincōleussack (scrotum or testicles)
2Ancient Greekκολεόςa sword-sheath, a scabbard; a cinerary urn; a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Proto-Celtic koslos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickosloshazel
2Proto-Indo-Europeankoseloshazel

Words derived from “*köll”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Ancient Greek κολεός →Every word from Latin cōleus →