buf.
owl
Meaning & usage
owl
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Late Latin būfus, probably of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate to Aromanian buf and Megleno-Romanian buf, as well as Spanish búho. The similar terms, also in the significantly less Slavic-contact language Aromanian, speak clearly in favor of a common etymology before the dispersal of Proto-Romanian. The derivation from buh is ruled out because [h] does not change to [f] in variant formation with the only exception of preceding another consonant. Compare further to Macedonian був (buv) and Bulgarian бух (buh, “eagle owl”), as well as Ancient Greek βοῦφος (boûphos).
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