Where does “buća” come from?

buća (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Vulgar Latin buttia, from Latin buttis, from Ancient Greek πυτίνη, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- — to swell, puff.

buća (Serbo-Croatian): pumpkin; head

Definitions

  1. pumpkin; head

Ancestry of “buća”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbuttia—
2Latinbuttiscask, barrel
3Ancient Greekπυτίνηa flagon, flask
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeHw-to swell, puff
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeHw- →Every word from Ancient Greek πυτίνη →Every word from Latin buttis →