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Where does “бунчук” come from?

бунчук (Ukrainian) comes from Turkish boncuk, from Ottoman Turkish بونجق, from Proto-Turkic *bōnčuk, from Manx boyn, from Middle Irish bonn, from Celtic *bundos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “бунчук”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishboncuk—
2Ottoman Turkishبونجق—
3Proto-Turkic*bōnčuk—
4Manxboynheel
5Middle Irishbonnsole of foot; sole of the foot
6Celtic*bundos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “бунчук”

  • buńczuk
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