Where does “Buk” come from?
Buk (English) comes from Russian бук, from Proto-Slavic buky, from Gothic 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃, from Proto-Germanic *bōkôs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵoes.
Buk (English): A type of self-propelled anti-aircraft missile...
Definitions
- A type of self-propelled anti-aircraft missile...
Ancestry of “Buk”, step by step
Buk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian бук
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | бук | beech; genitive/accusative plural of бу́ка |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | buky | beech; letter |
| 3 | Gothic | 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃 | Nominative and accusative plural form of ????;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *bōkôs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *bʰeh₂ǵoes | — |
via Korean 북
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 북 | a generic term meaning drum; a traditional Korean... |