Where does “cholla” come from?

cholla (Spanish) comes from Old French cholle, from Finnish keula, from Proto-Germanic kulą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷol-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- — to burn; to shine.

cholla (Spanish): cholla; reason, understanding; head

Definitions

  1. cholla; reason, understanding; head

Ancestry of “cholla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchollehead
2Finnishkeulabow, prow
3Proto-Germanickulącoal
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine

Words derived from “cholla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kulą →