Where does “бучица” come from?

бучица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian бу̏ћа, from Vulgar Latin buttia, from Latin buttis, from Ancient Greek πυτίνη, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- — to swell, puff.

бучица (Serbo-Croatian): dumbbell

Definitions

  1. dumbbell

Ancestry of “бучица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбу̏ћаbumpkin
2Vulgar Latinbuttia—
3Latinbuttiscask, barrel
4Ancient Greekπυτίνηa flagon, flask
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeHw-to swell, puff
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- →Every word from Ancient Greek πυτίνη →Every word from Latin buttis →