Where does “ола́дья” come from?

ола́дья (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic оладья, from Ancient Greek ἐλάδιον, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

ола́дья (Russian): thick pancake

Definitions

  1. thick pancake

Ancestry of “ола́дья”, step by step

ола́дья traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old East Slavic оладья

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicоладья
2Ancient Greekἐλάδιονyoung olive tree
3Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
4Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
5Proto-Hellenicelaíwā
6Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom

via Old East Slavic оладьꙗ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicоладьꙗthick pancake

Words derived from “ола́дья

Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwomEvery word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwāEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία