Where does “bukagije” come from?
bukagije (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بوقاغی, from Proto-Turkic bukagu — fetter, chain, string; fetters, chain, string.
bukagije (Serbo-Croatian): gyves
Ancestry of “bukagije”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بوقاغی | fetter; hobble |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | bukagu | fetter, chain, string; fetters, chain, string |