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

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of buk

Ancestry of “buka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükbukbook
2EnglishbookA collection of sheets of paper bound together to...
3Middle Englishbookebook; Alternative form of bouk
4Old Englishbōcbeech; book
5Proto-Germanicbōk—
6Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bakaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōk →