Where does “Bucurescu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Bucurescu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianBucur—
2Albanianbukurbeautiful; nice
3Proto-Albanianbukurabeautiful
4Proto-Albanianbuk-lush, lusty
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰoHu-to grow, swell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰoHu- →Every word from Proto-Albanian buk- →Every word from Proto-Albanian bukura →