Where does “buka” come from?
buka (Volapük) comes from Volapük buk, from English book, from Middle English booke, from Old English bōc, from Proto-Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- — to bake, to roast, to fry.
buka (Volapük): genitive singular of buk
Ancestry of “buka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Volapük | buk | book |
| 2 | English | book | A collection of sheets of paper bound together to... |
| 3 | Middle English | booke | book; Alternative form of bouk |
| 4 | Old English | bōc | beech; book |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bōk | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |