Where does “*buky” come from?
*buky (Slavic) comes from Proto-West Germanic bōku, from Proto-Germanic bōkō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.
Ancestry of “*buky”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | bōku | beech |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bōkō | beech |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |