Where does “koles-maluko” come from?

koles-maluko (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog koles, from Spanish coles, from Spanish cōl, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

koles-maluko (Tagalog): grand devil's-claws; cabbage tree (Pisonia grandis)

Definitions

  1. grand devil's-claws; cabbage tree (Pisonia grandis)

Ancestry of “koles-maluko”, step by step

koles-maluko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog koles

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkolesgrand devil's-claws; cabbage tree (Pisonia grandis)
2Spanishcolesplural of col; cabbages
3Spanishcōlcabbage
4Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
5Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós

via Tagalog maluko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmaluko
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulósEvery word from Ancient Greek καυλόςEvery word from Latin caulis