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Where does “kolino” come from?

kolino (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic kolěno, from Proto-Indo-European kelH- — to rise, to be tall; hill.

kolino (Serbo-Croatian): knee

Definitions

  1. knee

Ancestry of “kolino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickolěnoknee
2Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill
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