Where does “bukva” come from?
bukva (Skolt Sami) 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.
bukva (Skolt Sami): letter
Ancestry of “bukva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | бу́ква | letter |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | бꙋкꙑ | letter |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | buky | beech; letter |
| 4 | Gothic | 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃 | Nominative and accusative plural form of ????;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *bōkôs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *bʰeh₂ǵoes | — |