Where does “kobasa” come from?

kobasa (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kobàsica, from Proto-Slavic kъlbasa, from Proto-Turkic kül — ash.

kobasa (Serbo-Croatian): sausage

Definitions

  1. sausage

Ancestry of “kobasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankobàsicasausage
2Proto-Slavickъlbasasausage
3Proto-Turkickülash
Every word from Proto-Turkic kül →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъlbasa →Every word from Serbo-Croatian kobàsica →