Where does “kolęda” come from?

kolęda (Proto-Slavic) comes from Latin Kalendae, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

kolęda (Proto-Slavic): calends; New Year; carol

Definitions

  1. calends; New Year; carol

Ancestry of “kolęda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinKalendaeKalends, first day of the month
2Proto-Italickalēō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “kolęda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic kalēō →Every word from Latin Kalendae →