Where does “каўбаса” come from?

каўбаса (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic kъlbasa, from Proto-Turkic kül — ash.

каўбаса (Belarusian): sausage

Definitions

  1. sausage

Ancestry of “каўбаса”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickъlbasasausage
2Proto-Turkickülash
Every word from Proto-Turkic külEvery word from Proto-Slavic kъlbasa