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Where does “buhai” come from?
buhai (Romanian) comes from Ukrainian буга́й, from Proto-Turkic bukā — bull.
buhai
(Romanian): bull
Definitions
bull
Ancestry of “buhai”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ukrainian
буга́й
bull (uncastrated male of cattle)
2
Proto-Turkic
bukā
bull
Words derived from “buhai”
buhai de baltă
Buhăescu
buhăiaș
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