Where does “bȕća” come from?
bȕća (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Vulgar Latin buttia, from Latin buttis, from Ancient Greek πυτίνη, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- — to swell, puff.
bȕća (Serbo-Croatian): pumpkin; head
Ancestry of “bȕća”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | buttia | — |
| 2 | Latin | buttis | cask, barrel |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πυτίνη | a flagon, flask |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeHw- | to swell, puff |