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