Where does “буквое́д” come from?

буквое́д (Russian) 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.

буквое́д (Russian): pedant, dryasdust

Definitions

  1. pedant, dryasdust

Ancestry of “буквое́д”, step by step

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

Words derived from “буквое́д”

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