Where does “kolbasa” come from?

kolbasa (Proto-Slavic) comes from Russian колбаса́, from Old East Slavic колбаса, from Proto-Slavic kъlbasa, from Proto-Turkic kül — ash.

Ancestry of “kolbasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianколбаса́sausage
2Old East Slavicколбаса—
3Proto-Slavickъlbasasausage
4Proto-Turkickülash
Every word from Proto-Turkic kül →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъlbasa →Every word from Old East Slavic колбаса →