Where does “букара” come from?
букара (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian bucchero, from Spanish búcaro, from Portuguese púcaro, from Old Portuguese pucaro, from Latin pōculum, from Proto-Italic pōtlom, from Proto-Indo-European péh₃tlom, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.
букара (Serbo-Croatian): wooden or ceramic wine jug
Definitions
- wooden or ceramic wine jug
Ancestry of “букара”, step by step
букара traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian bucchero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bucchero | A type of odorous clay; A vase or other object... |
| 2 | Spanish | búcaro | clay; clay jug or vase |
| 3 | Portuguese | púcaro | a type of jug or mug, used for taking liquid from... |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | pucaro | — |
| 5 | Latin | pōculum | a drinking cup |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pōtlom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₃tlom | instrument for drinking |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |