Where does “buvljak” come from?
buvljak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bùha, from Proto-Slavic blъxà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic blúšāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰluseh₂ — flea.
buvljak (Serbo-Croatian): flea market
Ancestry of “buvljak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | bùha | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | blъxà | flea |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | blúšāˀ | flea |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰluseh₂ | flea |