Where does “буџован” come from?

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

буџован (Serbo-Croatian): a powerful person; figurehead, kingpin, bigwig

Definitions

  1. a powerful person; figurehead, kingpin, bigwig

Ancestry of “буџован”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбу́џаcudgel, club
2Ottoman Turkishجب—
3Arabicجُبّcistern, well; pit, fosse; cistern, well, pit;...
Every word from Arabic جُبّ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish جب →Every word from Serbo-Croatian бу́џа →