Where does “nusebukur” come from?

nusebukur (Albanian) comes from Albanian bukur, from Proto-Albanian bukura, from Proto-Albanian buk-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoHu- — to grow, swell.

nusebukur (Albanian): weasel

Definitions

  1. weasel

Ancestry of “nusebukur”, step by step

nusebukur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian bukur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianbukurbeautiful; nice
2Proto-Albanianbukurabeautiful
3Proto-Albanianbuk-lush, lusty
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰoHu-to grow, swell

via Albanian nusë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniannusëbride
2Proto-Albaniannutjā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoHu- →Every word from Proto-Albanian buk- →Every word from Proto-Albanian bukura →