Where does “буква” come from?
буква (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic бꙋкꙑ, from Proto-Slavic buky, from Gothic 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃, from Proto-Germanic *bōkôs, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵoes.
буква (Russian): letter
Ancestry of “буква”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | бꙋкꙑ | letter |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | buky | beech; letter |
| 3 | Gothic | 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃 | Nominative and accusative plural form of ????;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *bōkôs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *bʰeh₂ǵoes | — |
Words derived from “буква”