Where does “bay duiker” come from?

bay duiker (English) comes from English Bay, from French baie, from French bai, from Old French bai, from Latin badius, from Proto-Indo-European bodyos — yellow.

bay duiker (English): An antelope of species Cephalophus dorsalis, with a prominent black stripe down the center of its back

Definitions

  1. An antelope of species Cephalophus dorsalis, with a prominent black stripe down the center of its back

Ancestry of “bay duiker”, step by step

bay duiker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Bay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBayA body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline
2Frenchbaieberry; bay; feminine singular of bai
3Frenchbaibay
4Old Frenchbaibay-colored
5Latinbadiusreddish brown, chestnut colored, bay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbodyosyellow

via English duiker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishduikerAny of several species of small southern African...
2Afrikaansduikerdiver; duiker; diver, loon
3Dutchduikeran underwater diver; a gymnastic diver; a fairly...
4Middle Dutchdukere—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bodyos →