Where does “коля” come from?
коля (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic клати, from Proto-Slavic kòlti — to stab, to sting; to sting.
коля (Bulgarian): to slaughter, to butcher
Ancestry of “коля”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | клати | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kòlti | to stab, to sting; to sting |