Where does “bloubok” come from?

bloubok (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans bok, from Dutch bok, from Middle Dutch boc, from Old Dutch būc, from Proto-West Germanic bukk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V — young he-goat.

bloubok (Afrikaans): bluebuck, Hippotragus leucophaeus

Definitions

  1. bluebuck, Hippotragus leucophaeus

Ancestry of “bloubok”, step by step

bloubok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans bok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansbokgoat; antelope, buck; lover
2Dutchbokmale goat, buck, billy; vaulting horse; a crane...
3Middle Dutchbocbuck, male goat
4Old Dutchbūcbuck, male goat
5Proto-West Germanicbukkbuck, male goat
6Proto-Germanic*bukkaz
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
8Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V
9Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

via Afrikaans blou

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansbloublue
2Dutchblauwblue; visibly bruised, as in blauwe plek 'a...
3Middle Dutchblaublue; the colour blue
4Old Dutchblāoblue
5Proto-West Germanicblāublue
6Proto-Germanicblēwazblue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlēw-yellow, blond, grey
Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣VEvery word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣VEvery word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-