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Where does “buki” come from?

buki (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian buk, from Proto-Slavic bukъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

buki (Lower Sorbian): nominative plural of buk; accusative plural of...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of buk; accusative plural of...

Ancestry of “buki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianbukbeech; European beech, "Fagus sylvatica"
2Proto-Slavicbukъecho, noise of splashing water; beech
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
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