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
- Alternative form of kòleda
Ancestry of “kolenda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | колѧда | calends; New Year |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kolęda | calends; New Year; carol |
| 3 | Latin | Kalendae | Kalends, first day of the month |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kalēō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |