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

Definitions

  1. to slaughter, to butcher

Ancestry of “коля”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicклатиto stab, to sting
2Proto-Slavickòltito stab, to sting; to sting

Words derived from “коля”

Every word from Proto-Slavic kòlti →Every word from Old Church Slavonic клати →