Where does “*buhsa” come from?

*buhsa (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic *buhsā, from Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis, from Ancient Greek πυξίς, from Ancient Greek πύξος — box tree; boxwood.

Ancestry of “*buhsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*buhsā
2Latinbuxisa box
3LatinpyxisA small box, for holding medicines or toiletries
4Ancient Greekπυξίςbox made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;...
5Ancient Greekπύξοςbox tree; boxwood

Words derived from “*buhsa

Every word from Ancient Greek πύξοςEvery word from Ancient Greek πυξίςEvery word from Latin pyxis
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