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Where does “boka” come from?

boka (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian bocca, from Latin bucca — the lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...

boka (Serbo-Croatian): river mouth; bay, gulf

Definitions

  1. river mouth; bay, gulf

Ancestry of “boka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianboccamouth
2Latinbuccathe lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...
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