Where does “коледен” come from?

коледен (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian Ко́леда, from Proto-Slavic kolęda, from Latin Kalendae, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

коледен (Bulgarian): Christmas

Definitions

  1. Christmas

Ancestry of “коледен”, step by step

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 ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic kalēō →Every word from Latin Kalendae →