Where does “бувљак” come from?

бувљак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic blъxà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic blúšāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰluseh₂ — flea.

бувљак (Serbo-Croatian): flea market

Definitions

  1. flea market

Ancestry of “бувљак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicblъxàflea
2Proto-Balto-Slavicblúšāˀflea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰluseh₂flea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰluseh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic blúšāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic blъxà →