Where does “bukwica” come from?

bukwica (Polish) comes from Old Polish bukwica, from Proto-Slavic bukъvica, from Proto-Slavic buky, from Gothic 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃, from Proto-Germanic *bōkôs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵoes.

bukwica (Polish): any plant of the genus Betonica

Definitions

  1. any plant of the genus Betonica

Ancestry of “bukwica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishbukwicabetony
2Proto-Slavicbukъvicabeechnut; small letter, tiny representation of a...
3Proto-Slavicbukybeech; letter
4Gothic𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃Nominative and accusative plural form of ????;...
5Proto-Germanic*bōkôs
6Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂ǵoes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵoes
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