Where does “колак” come from?

колак (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic kolakъ, from Proto-Slavic kȍlo, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

колак (Macedonian): cake, pastry; head wreath made of cloth; rope...

Definitions

  1. cake, pastry; head wreath made of cloth; rope...

Ancestry of “колак”, step by step

колак traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic kolakъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickolakъ—
2Proto-Slavickȍlowheel
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Proto-Turkic kulkak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkickulkakear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kȍlo →Every word from Proto-Slavic kolakъ →