Where does “буква” come from?

буква (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic buky, from Gothic 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃, from Proto-Germanic *bōkôs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵoes.

буква (Belarusian): letter

Definitions

  1. letter

Ancestry of “буква”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbukybeech; letter
2Gothic𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃Nominative and accusative plural form of ????;...
3Proto-Germanic*bōkôs—
4Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂ǵoes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵoes →Every word from Proto-Germanic *bōkôs →Every word from Gothic 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃 →