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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

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