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Where does “kolac” come from?

kolac (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic kolačь, from Proto-Slavic kȍlo, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

kolac (Serbo-Croatian): cake; pastry; traditional Serbian bread

Definitions

  1. cake; pastry; traditional Serbian bread

Ancestry of “kolac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickolačьa type of bread, pastry
2Proto-Slavickȍlo—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “kolac”

  • kolaç
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →