Where does “kolosijek” come from?

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

kolosijek (Serbo-Croatian): railroad gauge

Definitions

  1. railroad gauge

Ancestry of “kolosijek”, step by step

kolosijek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian kȍlo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankȍlowheel, cart wheel
2Proto-Slavickȍlowheel
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Serbo-Croatian sjȅći

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansjȅćito cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kȍlo →Every word from Serbo-Croatian kȍlo →