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Where does “bùha” come from?

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

Ancestry of “bùha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicblъxàflea
2Proto-Balto-Slavicblúšāˀflea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰluseh₂flea

Words derived from “bùha”

  • buhica
  • buhara
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰluseh₂ →