Where does “Bucur” come from?

Bucur (Romanian) comes from Albanian bukur, from Proto-Albanian bukura, from Proto-Albanian buk-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoHu- — to grow, swell.

Ancestry of “Bucur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianbukurbeautiful; nice
2Proto-Albanianbukurabeautiful
3Proto-Albanianbuk-lush, lusty
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰoHu-to grow, swell

Words derived from “Bucur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoHu- →Every word from Proto-Albanian buk- →Every word from Proto-Albanian bukura →