Where does “kielbasa” come from?

kielbasa (English) comes from Polish kiełbasa, from Proto-Slavic kъlbasa, from Proto-Turkic kül — ash.

kielbasa (English): A spicy, smoked sausage of a particular kind;...

Definitions

  1. A spicy, smoked sausage of a particular kind;...

Ancestry of “kielbasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkiełbasasausage
2Proto-Slavickъlbasasausage
3Proto-Turkickülash
Every word from Proto-Turkic kül →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъlbasa →Every word from Polish kiełbasa →