Where does “Bukvitsa” come from?
Bukvitsa (English) comes from Russian буквица, from Proto-Slavic bukъvica, from Proto-Slavic buky, from Gothic 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃, from Proto-Germanic *bōkôs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵoes.
Bukvitsa (English): An ancient Slavic alphabet (an adaptation of Glagolitic and Cyrillic)
Definitions
- An ancient Slavic alphabet (an adaptation of Glagolitic and Cyrillic)
Ancestry of “Bukvitsa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | буквица | drop cap, versal; Bukvitsa, Glagolitic; betony |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | bukъvica | beechnut; small letter, tiny representation of a... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | buky | beech; letter |
| 4 | Gothic | 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃 | Nominative and accusative plural form of ????;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *bōkôs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *bʰeh₂ǵoes | — |