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Where does “бꙋкꙑ” come from?

бꙋкꙑ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic buky, from Gothic 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃, from Proto-Germanic *bōkôs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵoes.

бꙋкꙑ (Old East Slavic): letter

Definitions

  1. letter

Ancestry of “бꙋкꙑ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbukybeech; letter
2Gothic𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃Nominative and accusative plural form of ????;...
3Proto-Germanic*bōkôs—
4Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂ǵoes—

Words derived from “бꙋкꙑ”

  • буква
  • буква
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