Where does “buxaina” come from?

buxaina (Galician) comes from Galician buxo, from Old Portuguese buxo, from Latin buxus, from Ancient Greek πύξος — box tree; boxwood.

buxaina (Galician): spinning top

Definitions

  1. spinning top

Ancestry of “buxaina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianbuxobox
2Old Portuguesebuxo—
3Latinbuxusthe evergreen box tree; a thing made of boxwood
4Ancient Greekπύξοςbox tree; boxwood
Every word from Ancient Greek πύξος →Every word from Latin buxus →Every word from Old Portuguese buxo →