Where does “колач” come from?

колач (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian коля, from Old Church Slavonic клати, from Proto-Slavic kòlti — to stab, to sting; to sting.

колач (Bulgarian): ring-shaped cake, roll; a male butcher, a male...

Definitions

  1. ring-shaped cake, roll; a male butcher, a male...

Ancestry of “колач”, step by step

колач traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian коля

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianколяto slaughter, to butcher
2Old Church Slavonicклатиto stab, to sting
3Proto-Slavickòltito stab, to sting; to sting

via Proto-Slavic kolačь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickolačьa type of bread, pastry
2Proto-Slavickȍlowheel
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Slavic kòlti →Every word from Old Church Slavonic клати →Every word from Bulgarian коля →