Where does “buku” come from?

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

buku (Lower Sorbian): locative singular of buk

Definitions

  1. locative singular of buk

Ancestry of “buku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianbukbeech; European beech, "Fagus sylvatica"
2Proto-Slavicbukъecho, noise of splashing water; beech
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →Every word from Proto-Slavic bukъ →Every word from Lower Sorbian buk →