Where does “коленный” come from?

коленный (Russian) comes from Russian коле́но, from Old East Slavic колѣно, from Proto-Slavic kolěno, from Proto-Indo-European kelH- — to rise, to be tall; hill.

коленный (Russian): knee

Definitions

  1. knee

Ancestry of “коленный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianколе́ноknee; joint, bend
2Old East Slavicколѣноknee; generation; tribe
3Proto-Slavickolěnoknee
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kolěno →Every word from Old East Slavic колѣно →