Where does “buna” come from?

buna (Dalmatian) comes from Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, from Proto-Italic dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

buna (Dalmatian): feminine singular of bun

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of bun

Ancestry of “buna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;...
2Old LatinduenosAlternative form of duonus
3Proto-Italicdwenosgood
4Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew- →Every word from Proto-Italic dwenos →Every word from Old Latin duenos →