Where does “kolosek” come from?
kolosek (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kȍlo, from Proto-Slavic kȍlo, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
kolosek (Serbo-Croatian): railroad gauge
Ancestry of “kolosek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | kȍlo | wheel, cart wheel |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kȍlo | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |