- form *kolmēnā 'made of straw', from *kolmos 'straw',
which gave
Leonese cuelmo; cf.
Welsh calaf "reed, stalk",
Cornish kalav "straw",
Breton kolo "stalk")...
- (cf.
Spanish colmena 'beehive'), from *kolmos 'straw',
which gave
Leonese cuelmo; cf.
Welsh calaf "reed, stalk",
Cornish kala and
kalaven "straw", Breton...
- colmea), from *colmēnā "made from straw", from *colmos "straw" (cf.
Leonese cuelmo "straw"); akin to
Breton kolo "stalk" (MBr koloff)
combleza "mistress, home-wrecker"...
