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
Ancestry of “kalács”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | kolač | cake; pastry; traditional Serbian bread |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kolačь | a type of bread, pastry |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kȍlo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
Words derived from “kalács”