kolě̀no

kolě̀no Grammatical information: n. o Accent paradigm: a Proto-Slavic meaning: `knee'

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Old Church Slavic:

kolěno `knee' [n o]

Russian:

koléno `knee' [n o]

Czech:

koleno `knee, generation' [n o]

Slovak:

koleno `knee, (arch.) generation' [n o]

Polish:

kolano `knee' [n o]

Serbo-Croatian:

kòljeno `knee, joint' [n o];

Čak. kolȉno (Vrgada) `knee, joint' [n o];

Čak. kolȅno (Novi, Orbanići) `knee' [n o]

Slovene:

kolẹ́nọ `knee, generation, origin' [n o]

Bulgarian:

koljáno `knee, generation, origin' [n o]

Lithuanian:

kẽlis `knee' [m io]

Latvian:

celis `knee' [m io]

Comments: As to the etymology of the root, there are two candidates, viz. *kelH- `rise, raise, lift' and *kʷel(H)- `turn, rotate'. I prefer the former option for semantic reasons. The connection with Gk. κω̃λον `limb', which cannot reflect an initial labiovelar, is hardly secure enough to serve as a formal argument.