Where does “bukwa” come from?

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

bukwa (Polish): letter of the Cyrillic alphabet

Definitions

  1. letter of the Cyrillic alphabet

Ancestry of “bukwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбу́кваletter
2Old East Slavicбꙋкꙑletter
3Proto-Slavicbukybeech; letter
4Gothic𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃Nominative and accusative plural form of ????;...
5Proto-Germanic*bōkôs—
6Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂ǵoes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵoes →Every word from Proto-Germanic *bōkôs →Every word from Gothic 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃 →
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