Where does “bubrežnjak” come from?

bubrežnjak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bùbreg, from Ottoman Turkish بوبرك, from Proto-Turkic bögür — kidney; kidney; side of body.

bubrežnjak (Serbo-Croatian): loin; porterhouse steak

Definitions

  1. loin; porterhouse steak

Ancestry of “bubrežnjak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbùbregkidney
2Ottoman Turkishبوبركkidney, the organ in the body that filters the blood
3Proto-Turkicbögürkidney; kidney; side of body
Every word from Proto-Turkic bögür →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بوبرك →Every word from Serbo-Croatian bùbreg →