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Where does “bunj” come from?

bunj (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian budnja, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰ-ne/o, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

Ancestry of “bunj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albanianbudnja—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰ-ne/o—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

Words derived from “bunj”

  • buj
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