Where does “Дядо Коледа” come from?

Дядо Коледа (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian дядо, from Proto-Slavic dědъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dēˀd-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

Дядо Коледа (Bulgarian): Father Christmas benevolent folklore character who is said to award good children at Christmas

Definitions

  1. Father Christmas benevolent folklore character who is said to award good children at Christmas

Ancestry of “Дядо Коледа”, step by step

Дядо Коледа traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian дядо

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianдядоgrandfather, grandpa, grandpapa, granddad; old...
2Proto-Slavicdědъgrandfather
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdēˀd-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁dʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via Bulgarian Ко́леда

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BulgarianКо́ледаcarolling
2Proto-Slavickolędacalends; New Year; carol
3LatinKalendaeKalends, first day of the month
4Proto-Italickalēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dēˀd- →