The story
- Proto-Slavic · derived from*kolodějь“wheelwright”
- Russian · derived fromКолодзей
- Belarusian · derived fromкаладзей
- Upper Sorbian · derived fromkołodźej
- Polish · derived fromKołodziej
- English todayKolodzej
From Polish Kołodziej, Upper Sorbian kołodźej, or Belarusian каладзей (kaladzjej). Alternatively, from Russian Колодзей (Kolodzej), itself from Polish or Belarusian. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kolodějь (“wheelwright”).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.