Where does “bucanj” come from?

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

bucanj (Serbo-Croatian): sunfish, headfish

Definitions

  1. sunfish, headfish

Ancestry of “bucanj”, step by step

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