Where does “bukavac” come from?

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

bukavac (Serbo-Croatian): bittern

Definitions

  1. bittern

Ancestry of “bukavac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbȕkanoise (various sounds, usually unwanted)
2Proto-Slavicbuka—
Every word from Proto-Slavic buka →Every word from Serbo-Croatian bȕka →