Where does “kolodvor” come from?

kolodvor (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Slovene kolo, from Proto-Slavic kȍlo, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

kolodvor (Serbo-Croatian): railroad or bus station

Definitions

  1. railroad or bus station

Ancestry of “kolodvor”, step by step

kolodvor traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovene kolo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenekolowheel; bicycle; kolo
2Proto-Slavickȍlowheel
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Serbo-Croatian dvor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandvorcastle; palace; courtyard, court
2Old Church Slavonicдворъcourt, courtyard; home, household
3Proto-Slavicdvòrъcourt, courtyard

via Serbo-Croatian kȍlo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankȍlowheel, cart wheel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kȍlo →Every word from Slovene kolo →