Where does “а́збука” come from?

а́збука (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic (j)azъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēź-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

а́збука (Russian): alphabet

Definitions

  1. alphabet

Ancestry of “а́збука”, step by step

а́збука traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic (j)azъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic(j)azъI
2Proto-Balto-Slavicēź-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Old East Slavic азъбукꙑ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicазъбукꙑ—
2Church Slavonicазъбоукꙑ—

Words derived from “а́збука”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēź- →Every word from Proto-Slavic (j)azъ →