Where does “buq” come from?

buq (Maltese) comes from Arabic بوق, from Old Turkic پوخ, from Proto-Turkic bok — feces; dirt, dung.

buq (Maltese): hollow reed

Definitions

  1. hollow reed

Ancestry of “buq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبوقtrumpet, conch; presenting falsities deliberately...
2Old Turkicپوخ—
3Proto-Turkicbokfeces; dirt, dung
Every word from Proto-Turkic bok →
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