English
kulich
Kulich comes from Russian кулич ‘kulich (Easter cake)’, and goes back to Ancient Greek κόλλιξ ‘roll or loaf of bread’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκόλλιξkóllix‘roll or loaf of bread’
- Russianmodernкуличkulič‘kulich (Easter cake)’
- Englishearliest quotation 2008kulich
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκόλλιξkóllix‘roll or loaf of bread’
- Russianmodernкуличkulič‘kulich (Easter cake)’
- Englishearliest quotation 2008kulich
Earliest quotation: 2008, Florence Fabricant, Easter Is for Baking, Too: “One of the most famous of all Easter breads…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek κόλλιξ
Today it means
noun A tall, cylindrical Eastern European Easter bread, traditional in the Orthodox Christian faith.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κόλλιξ / kulich