Where does “ბუჲ” come from?
ბუჲ (Old Georgian) comes 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.
ბუჲ (Old Georgian): owl
Ancestry of “ბუჲ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | buj | to lodge, provide room and board; to stay... |
| 2 | Albanian | bunj | — |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | budnja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰ-ne/o | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |