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Where does “kʰolā́” come from?

kʰolā́ (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰolh₃-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

kʰolā́ (Proto-Hellenic): gall, bile

Definitions

  1. gall, bile

Ancestry of “kʰolā́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰolh₃-éh₂—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “kʰolā́”

  • melancholy
  • collar
  • cholesterol
  • cholera
  • cholinergic
  • melancholic
  • melancholia
  • collared
  • choline
  • anticholinergic
  • collarbone
  • cholecystectomy
  • cholecystitis
  • cholinesterase
  • hypercholesterolemia
  • choler
  • cholelithiasis
  • collarless
  • cholecalciferol
  • anticholinesterase
  • cholesterin
  • choleraic
  • dehydrocholesterol
  • phosphorylcholine
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