Where does “ბუ” come from?

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

ბუ (Georgian): owl

Definitions

  1. owl

Ancestry of “ბუ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Georgianბუჲowl
2Albanianbujto lodge, provide room and board; to stay...
3Albanianbunj—
4Proto-Albanianbudnja—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰ-ne/o—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰ-ne/o →Every word from Proto-Albanian budnja →