Where does “bukva” come from?
bukva (Czech) comes from Old Czech [[bukev]], [[bukva]], [[bukvě]], from Proto-Slavic buky, from Gothic 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃, from Proto-Germanic *bōkôs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵoes.
bukva (Czech): (Cyrillic) letters
Definitions
- (Cyrillic) letters
Ancestry of “bukva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | [[bukev]], [[bukva]], [[bukvě]] | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | buky | beech; letter |
| 3 | Gothic | 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃 | Nominative and accusative plural form of ????;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *bōkôs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *bʰeh₂ǵoes | — |