Where does “колбас” come from?
колбас (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic kъlbasa, from Proto-Turkic kül — ash.
колбас (Macedonian): sausage
Ancestry of “колбас”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | kъlbasa | sausage |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | kül | ash |