Where does “боукꙑ” come from?
боукꙑ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic buky, from Gothic 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃, from Proto-Germanic *bōkôs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵoes.
боукꙑ (Old Church Slavonic): letter; writing, book
Definitions
- letter; writing, book
Ancestry of “боукꙑ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | buky | beech; letter |
| 2 | Gothic | 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃 | Nominative and accusative plural form of ????;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *bōkôs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *bʰeh₂ǵoes | — |