Where does “kalács” come from?

kalács (Hungarian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kolač, from Proto-Slavic kolačь, from Proto-Slavic kȍlo, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

kalács (Hungarian): brioche; nut roll

Definitions

  1. brioche; nut roll

Ancestry of “kalács”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankolačcake; pastry; traditional Serbian bread
2Proto-Slavickolačьa type of bread, pastry
3Proto-Slavickȍlowheel
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “kalács”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kȍlo →Every word from Proto-Slavic kolačь →