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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic колеса (kolesa), plural of коло (kolo), from Proto-Slavic *kolo (oblique: *koles-), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlom (circle), *kʷékʷlos (circle) whence English wheel and cycle.

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  • IPA(key): [kəlʲɪˈso]
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Noun

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колесо́ (kolesón inan (genitive колеса́, nominative plural колёса, genitive plural колёс, relational adjective колёсный, diminutive колёсико)

  1. wheel
  2. (acrobatics) handspring

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  • Kildin Sami: коалес (kåljes)
  • Skolt Sami: kååʹlez
  • Yakut: көлөһө (kölöhö)

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Old East Slavic колєсѣ (kolesě), the dual number of коло (kolo), from Proto-Slavic *kolo, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlom (circle), *kʷékʷlos (circle).

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ко́лесо (kóleson inan (genitive ко́леса, nominative plural коле́са, genitive plural колі́с)

  1. wheel

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