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Where does “kolo” come from?

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

kolo (Slovene): wheel; bicycle; kolo

Definitions

  1. wheel; bicycle; kolo

Ancestry of “kolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickȍlo—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “kolo”

  • kolo
  • kolos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →