Where does “bizon” come from?

bizon (Albanian) comes from Medieval Latin bison, from Proto-Germanic wisundaz, from Proto-Indo-European wisAn-, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

bizon (Albanian): bison

Definitions

  1. bison

Ancestry of “bizon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbisonbison
2Proto-Germanicwisundazbison, wisent; wild ox, aurochs
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwisAn-aurochs, aurochs horn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisAn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wisundaz →
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