Where does “kola” come from?

kola (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.

kola (Serbo-Croatian): cart, wagon, vehicle; railroad car; car

Definitions

  1. cart, wagon, vehicle; railroad car; car

Ancestry of “kola”, step by step

kola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English COLA

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCOLAAcronym of cost of living adjustment
2Spanishcolatail
3Vulgar Latincodatail
4LatincaudaA tail
5Proto-Italickaudātail
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

via Serbo-Croatian kȍlo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankȍlowheel, cart wheel
2Proto-Slavickȍlowheel
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →