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Where does “buńczuk” come from?

buńczuk (Polish) comes from Ukrainian бунчук, from Turkish boncuk, from Ottoman Turkish بونجق, from Proto-Turkic *bōnčuk, from Manx boyn, from Middle Irish bonn, from Celtic *bundos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.

buńczuk (Polish): panache

Definitions

  1. panache

Ancestry of “buńczuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianбунчук—
2Turkishboncuk—
3Ottoman Turkishبونجق—
4Proto-Turkic*bōnčuk—
5Manxboynheel
6Middle Irishbonnsole of foot; sole of the foot
7Celtic*bundos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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