Where does “бъзак” come from?

бъзак (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian бъз, from Proto-Slavic bъzъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

бъзак (Bulgarian): thicket of elder shrubs

Definitions

  1. thicket of elder shrubs

Ancestry of “бъзак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianбъзelder shrub of genus
2Proto-Slavicbъzъelderberry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Slavic bъzъ →Every word from Bulgarian бъз →