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Where does “koledar” come from?

koledar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kòleda, from Old Church Slavonic колѧда, from Proto-Slavic kolęda, from Latin Kalendae, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

koledar (Serbo-Croatian): male caroller, carol singer

Definitions

  1. male caroller, carol singer

Ancestry of “koledar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankòleda—
2Old Church Slavonicколѧдаcalends; New Year
3Proto-Slavickolędacalends; New Year; carol
4LatinKalendaeKalends, first day of the month
5Proto-Italickalēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
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