Where does “кулон” come from?
кулон (Russian) comes from French coulant, from French couler, from Old French couler, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
Ancestry of “кулон”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | coulant | flowing; fluid; loop |
| 2 | French | couler | to sink; to cast ; to pour; to flow, to run; to... |
| 3 | Old French | couler | to flow |
| 4 | Latin | colō | — |
| 5 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |