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Where does “kolamaisā” come from?

kolamaisā (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-West Germanic kol, from Proto-Germanic kulą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷol-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- — to burn; to shine.

kolamaisā (Proto-West Germanic): coal tit

Definitions

  1. coal tit

Ancestry of “kolamaisā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickolcoal
2Proto-Germanickulącoal
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine

Words derived from “kolamaisā”

  • coalmouse
  • colmose
  • collemase
  • colmāse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →