Etymology

kulich

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Today it means: A tall, cylindrical Eastern European Easter bread, traditional in the Orthodox Christian faith. Full definition →

Russian кулич ← Ancient Greek κόλλιξ
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kulich · noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκόλλιξ“roll or loaf of bread”
  2. Russian · borrowed fromкулич
  3. English todaykulich

From Russian кулич (kulič), ultimately from Ancient Greek κόλλιξ (kóllix, “roll or loaf of bread”). Cognate to Persian کلوچه، کلیچه (koluče, količe). Doublet of kulcha.

Kulich · proper noun2

  1. calque of Czech and Slovak · borrowed fromKulich
  2. English todayKulich

Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Kulich.

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