Where does “puška” come from?

puška (Old Czech) comes from Old High German buhsa, from Proto-Germanic *buhsā, from Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis, from Ancient Greek πυξίς, from Ancient Greek πύξος — box tree; boxwood.

puška (Old Czech): vessel, small box

Definitions

  1. vessel, small box

Ancestry of “puška”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbuhsabox
2Proto-Germanic*buhsā—
3Latinbuxisa box
4LatinpyxisA small box, for holding medicines or toiletries
5Ancient Greekπυξίςbox made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;...
6Ancient Greekπύξοςbox tree; boxwood

Words derived from “puška”

Every word from Ancient Greek πύξος →Every word from Ancient Greek πυξίς →Every word from Latin pyxis →