Where does “puška” come from?

puška (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Old High German būhse, from Latin pyxis, from Ancient Greek πυξίς, from Ancient Greek πύξος — box tree; boxwood.

puška (Serbo-Croatian): rifle; gun

Definitions

  1. rifle; gun

Ancestry of “puška”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbūhse—
2LatinpyxisA small box, for holding medicines or toiletries
3Ancient Greekπυξίςbox made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;...
4Ancient Greekπύξοςbox tree; boxwood

Words derived from “puška”

Every word from Ancient Greek πύξος →Every word from Ancient Greek πυξίς →Every word from Latin pyxis →