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Where does “оладья” come from?

оладья (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.

Ancestry of “оладья”, step by step

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

Words derived from “оладья”

  • оладик
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