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Onomatopoeic origin: Derived from the root of Bulgarianку́ям(kújam, “to grumble, to yelp”)(dialectal), ку́кура(kúkura, “goblin-like creature”)(folklore), akin to Lithuaniankaũkti(“to howl”). Perhaps originally a substantivation of the call куч-куч(kuč-kuč) for evoking dogs (in East Slavic attested as куцу-куцу).
“куче”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“куче”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “куче”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 168
Further reading
Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “куч-куч”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 167
Koneski, Kiril (1999) “куче”, in Правописен речник на македонскиот литературен јазик (Pravopisen rečnik na makedonskiot literaturen jazik) [Orthographic Dictionary of the Macedonian literary language] (in Macedonian), "Prosvetno delo", page 198
“куче” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
