Where does “бук” come from?

бук (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic buky, from Gothic 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃, from Proto-Germanic *bōkôs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵoes.

бук (Russian): beech; genitive/accusative plural of бу́ка

Definitions

  1. beech; genitive/accusative plural of бу́ка

Ancestry of “бук”, step by step

бук traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic buky

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

via Proto-West Germanic bōkijā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbōkijābeech
2Proto-West Germanicbōkubeech
3Proto-Germanicbōkōbeech
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

Words derived from “бук”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵoes →Every word from Proto-Germanic *bōkôs →Every word from Gothic 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃 →