Where does “колишній” come from?

колишній (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian коли́, from Middle High German kole, from German Kohl, from Middle High German kōl, from Old High German kol, from Proto-West Germanic kol, from Proto-Germanic kulą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷol- — to burn; to shine.

колишній (Ukrainian): former, previous, erstwhile, ex

Definitions

  1. former, previous, erstwhile, ex

Ancestry of “колишній”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianколи́when
2Middle High Germankole—
3GermanKohlcabbage; nonsense; idle talk
4Middle High Germankōl—
5Old High Germankolcoal
6Proto-West Germanickolcoal
7Proto-Germanickulącoal
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵwelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kulą →