Where does “буковка” come from?

буковка (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.

буковка (Russian): (a small) letter a symbol in an alphabet

Definitions

  1. (a small) letter a symbol in an alphabet

Ancestry of “буковка”, step by step

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