Where does “kolaç” come from?
kolaç (Turkish) comes from Serbo-Croatian kolač, from Proto-Slavic kolačь, from Proto-Slavic kȍlo, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
kolaç (Turkish): traditional Turkish bread or burek
Definitions
- traditional Turkish bread or burek
Ancestry of “kolaç”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | kolač | cake; pastry; traditional Serbian bread |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kolačь | a type of bread, pastry |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kȍlo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |