Where does “кола” come from?

кола (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English COLA, from Spanish cola, from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

кола (Serbo-Croatian): cart, wagon, vehicle; car; plural of коло

Definitions

  1. cart, wagon, vehicle; car; plural of коло

Ancestry of “кола”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCOLAAcronym of cost of living adjustment
2Spanishcolatail
3Vulgar Latincodatail
4LatincaudaA tail
5Proto-Italickaudātail
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →