Where does “kola” come from?

kola (Swedish) comes from Finnish kuolla, from Proto-Finnic kooldak, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.

kola (Swedish): toffee; a piece of toffee; taste of caramel; to...

Definitions

  1. toffee; a piece of toffee; taste of caramel; to...

Ancestry of “kola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuollato die
2Proto-Finnickooldakto die
3Proto-Uralickale-to die

Words derived from “kola”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kale- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kooldak →Every word from Finnish kuolla →