Where does “ко́ли” come from?

ко́ли (Russian) comes from Middle High German kole, from German Kohl, from Middle High German kōl, from Old High German kol, from Proto-West Germanic kol, from Proto-Germanic kulą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷol-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- — to burn; to shine.

ко́ли (Russian): if (supposing that)

Definitions

  1. if (supposing that)

Ancestry of “ко́ли”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankole—
2GermanKohlcabbage; nonsense; idle talk
3Middle High Germankōl—
4Old High Germankolcoal
5Proto-West Germanickolcoal
6Proto-Germanickulącoal
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine

Words derived from “ко́ли”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kulą →