Where does “bak” come from?
bak (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian bauka, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw — to blow, swell.
bak (Albanian): belly, stomach
Ancestry of “bak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | bauka | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōw | to blow, swell |