Where does “коло́да” come from?

коло́да (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic колода, from Proto-Slavic kolda, from Proto-Slavic kolti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kálˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European kolh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

коло́да (Russian): block, log

Definitions

  1. block, log

Ancestry of “коло́да”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicколода—
2Proto-Slavickoldablock, log
3Proto-Slavickoltito stab, to sting
4Proto-Balto-Slavickálˀteito forge (ambitransitive)
5Proto-Indo-Europeankolh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

Words derived from “коло́да”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kolh₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kálˀtei →