Where does “kolěno” come from?

kolěno (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kelH- — to rise, to be tall; hill.

kolěno (Proto-Slavic): knee

Definitions

  1. knee

Ancestry of “kolěno”, step by step

kolěno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European kelH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill

via Proto-Indo-European kʷelH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷelH-

Words derived from “kolěno

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH-