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Where does “bubriti” come from?

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

bubriti (Serbo-Croatian): to become swollen, to swell, puff up

Definitions

  1. to become swollen, to swell, puff up

Ancestry of “bubriti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbùbreg—
2Ottoman Turkishبوبرك—
3Proto-Turkicbögürkidney; kidney; side of body

Words derived from “bubriti”

  • nabubriti
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