Where does “buk” come from?

buk (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bȕka, from Proto-Slavic buka.

buk (Serbo-Croatian): cascade, rapids, cataract; waterfall; the sound...

Definitions

  1. cascade, rapids, cataract; waterfall; the sound...

Ancestry of “buk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbȕkanoise (various sounds, usually unwanted)
2Proto-Slavicbuka

Words derived from “buk

Every word from Proto-Slavic bukaEvery word from Serbo-Croatian bȕka