Where does “მებუკე” come from?
მებუკე (Georgian) comes from Georgian ბუკი, from Arabic بوق, from Old Turkic پوخ, from Proto-Turkic bok — feces; dirt, dung.
მებუკე (Georgian): bugler, trumpet player
Definitions
- bugler, trumpet player
Ancestry of “მებუკე”, step by step
მებუკე traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Georgian ბუკი
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgian | ბუკი | trumpet |
| 2 | Arabic | بوق | trumpet, conch; presenting falsities deliberately... |
| 3 | Old Turkic | پوخ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | bok | feces; dirt, dung |
via Proto-Georgian-Zan მე- -ე
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Georgian-Zan | მე- -ე | — |