Where does “kolenda” come from?

kolenda (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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.

kolenda (Serbo-Croatian): Alternative form of kòleda

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of kòleda

Ancestry of “kolenda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicколѧдаcalends; New Year
2Proto-Slavickolędacalends; New Year; carol
3LatinKalendaeKalends, first day of the month
4Proto-Italickalēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic kalēō →Every word from Latin Kalendae →