Where does “bok” come from?
bok (Cebuano) comes from English bok, 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- — young he-goat.
bok (Cebuano): one's batchmate or classmate in the Philippine...
Definitions
- one's batchmate or classmate in the Philippine...
Ancestry of “bok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bok | keen or willing; The clucking sound of a chicken |
| 2 | Afrikaans | bok | goat; antelope, buck; lover |
| 3 | Dutch | bok | male goat, buck, billy; vaulting horse; a crane... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | boc | buck, male goat |
| 5 | Old Dutch | būc | buck, male goat |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bukk | buck, male goat |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *bukkaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 9 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 10 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |