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Where does “bujica” come from?

bujica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bùjati, from Proto-Slavic bujati — to grow rapidly, to thrive; to rage.

bujica (Serbo-Croatian): torrent; flood, deluge

Definitions

  1. torrent; flood, deluge

Ancestry of “bujica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbùjati—
2Proto-Slavicbujatito grow rapidly, to thrive; to rage
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