Where does “yola” come from?

yola (Spanish) comes from French yole, from Dutch jol, from Middle Low German jolle — dinghy.

yola (Spanish): yawl; small boat with oars and sail

Definitions

  1. yawl; small boat with oars and sail

Ancestry of “yola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchyoleyawl
2Dutchjolyawl
3Middle Low Germanjolledinghy
Every word from Middle Low German jolle →Every word from Dutch jol →Every word from French yole →