Where does “mézeskalács” come from?

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

mézeskalács (Hungarian): gingerbread

Definitions

  1. gingerbread

Ancestry of “mézeskalács”, step by step

mézeskalács traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kalács

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankalácsbrioche; nut roll
2Serbo-Croatiankolačcake; pastry; traditional Serbian bread
3Proto-Slavickolačьa type of bread, pastry
4Proto-Slavickȍlowheel
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Hungarian mézes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmézeshoneyed
2Hungarianmézhoney
3Hungarianmeztelennaked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kȍlo →Every word from Proto-Slavic kolačь →