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Where does “térdkalácsok” come from?

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

térdkalácsok (Hungarian): nominative plural of térdkalács

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of térdkalács

Ancestry of “térdkalácsok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantérdkalácskneecap, kneepan, patella, rotula
2Hungariankalácsbrioche; nut roll
3Serbo-Croatiankolačcake; pastry; traditional Serbian bread
4Proto-Slavickolačьa type of bread, pastry
5Proto-Slavickȍlo—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →