Where does “кала́ч” come from?

кала́ч (Russian) comes from Russian колач, from Proto-Slavic kolačь, from Proto-Slavic kȍlo, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

кала́ч (Russian): a specific type of twisted white bread

Definitions

  1. a specific type of twisted white bread

Ancestry of “кала́ч”, step by step

кала́ч traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian колач

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianколачObsolete spelling of кала́ч
2Proto-Slavickolačьa type of bread, pastry
3Proto-Slavickȍlowheel
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Old East Slavic колачь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicколачь—
2Proto-Slavic*kolãčьa type of bread, pastry

Words derived from “кала́ч”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kȍlo →Every word from Proto-Slavic kolačь →