Where does “коленчатый” come from?
коленчатый (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.
коленчатый (Russian): articulated
Ancestry of “коленчатый”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | коле́но | knee; joint, bend |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | колѣно | knee; generation; tribe |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kolěno | knee |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |