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Where does “бадњак” come from?

бадњак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ба̀дањ, from Proto-Slavic bъdьňa, from Proto-Germanic budin-, from Medieval Latin butina, from Vulgar Latin *budina, from Latin butina, from Ancient Greek πῡτῑ́νη — flask.

Ancestry of “бадњак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianба̀дањ—
2Proto-Slavicbъdьňatub, cask
3Proto-Germanicbudin-—
4Medieval Latinbutinaa bound, limit; bottle; limit, boundary
5Vulgar Latin*budina—
6Latinbutinaa bound, limit; bottle; limit, boundary
7Ancient Greekπῡτῑ́νηflask

Words derived from “бадњак”

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