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Where does “бу̀брег” come from?

бу̀брег (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بوبرك, from Proto-Turkic bögür — kidney; kidney; side of body.

Ancestry of “бу̀брег”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبوبرك—
2Proto-Turkicbögürkidney; kidney; side of body

Words derived from “бу̀брег”

  • бубрежаст
  • бубрежњак
  • бубрежни
  • бубрити
  • набубрити
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