Where does “bukavac” come from?
bukavac (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bȕka, from Proto-Slavic buka.
bukavac (Serbo-Croatian): bittern
Ancestry of “bukavac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | bȕka | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | buka | — |