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Where does “коло́нна” come from?

коло́нна (Russian) comes from Latin columna, from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.

Ancestry of “коло́нна”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincolumnacolumn, pillar; waterspout; column as in a book
2Proto-Italickolamen—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze

Words derived from “коло́нна”

  • колонный
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