Where does “ботаника” come from?

ботаника (Tajik) comes from Russian бота́ника, from Latin botanica, from Ancient Greek βοτανικός, from Ancient Greek βοτάνη, from Ancient Greek βόσκω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₃- — to graze, pasture; to keep.

ботаника (Tajik): botany

Definitions

  1. botany

Ancestry of “ботаника”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбота́никаbotany
2Latinbotanica
3Ancient Greekβοτανικόςpertaining to herbs
4Ancient Greekβοτάνηgrass, fodder, pasture; herb
5Ancient Greekβόσκωfeed, tend; feed, graze
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₃-to graze, pasture; to keep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₃-Every word from Ancient Greek βόσκωEvery word from Ancient Greek βοτάνη