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Where does “буџа” come from?

буџа (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish جب, from Arabic جُبّ — cistern, well; pit, fosse; cistern, well, pit;...

Ancestry of “буџа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishجب—
2Arabicجُبّcistern, well; pit, fosse; cistern, well, pit;...

Words derived from “буџа”

  • буџован
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