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
Ancestry of “kobasa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | kobàsica | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kъlbasa | sausage |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | kül | ash |