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Where does “koloni” come from?

koloni (Swedish) comes from Latin colōnia, from Latin colōnus, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

koloni (Swedish): colony

Definitions

  1. colony

Ancestry of “koloni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincolōnia—
2Latincolōnus—
3Latincolō—
4Latinquelō—
5Proto-Italickʷelō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “koloni”

  • kolonisera
  • kolonist
  • postkolonial
  • kolonial
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