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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-Croatianbȕka—
2Proto-Slavicbuka—

Words derived from “buk”

  • bukavac
  • buka
Every word from Proto-Slavic buka →