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Where does “kolonya” come from?

kolonya (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قولونیه, from Italian Colonia, from French Cologne, from Old French Cologne, from Latin colōnia, from Latin colōnus, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō — to turn.

kolonya (Turkish): cologne; kolonya

Definitions

  1. cologne; kolonya

Ancestry of “kolonya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishقولونیهAlternative spelling of قولونیا
2ItalianColonia—
3FrenchCologne—
4Old FrenchCologne—
5Latincolōnia—
6Latincolōnus—
7Latincolō—
8Latinquelō—
9Proto-Italickʷelō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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