Where does “بزنمژ” come from?

بزنمژ (Central Kurdish) comes from Central Kurdish بزن, from Proto-Iranian bujáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰuȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.

بزنمژ (Central Kurdish): monitor lizard

Definitions

  1. monitor lizard

Ancestry of “بزنمژ”, step by step

بزنمژ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Kurdish بزن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishبزنgoat
2Proto-Iranianbujáhgoat
3Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰuȷ́ásgoat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
5Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
6Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

via Central Kurdish ـمژ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishـمژ—
Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V →Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ- →