Where does “boko” come from?

boko (Esperanto) comes from German Bock, from Middle High German boc, from Old High German boc, from Proto-West Germanic bukk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.

boko (Esperanto): buck

Definitions

  1. buck

Ancestry of “boko”, step by step

boko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBockhe-goat; buck; apparatus used for performing...
2Middle High Germanboc
3Old High Germanbocbuck
4Proto-West Germanicbukkbuck, male goat
5Proto-Germanic*bukkaz
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
7Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V
8Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

via English buck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbuckA male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare,...
2Middle Englishbukkemale goat; male deer or roe
3Old Englishbūcbelly, stomach; belly, stomach, pitcher; belly,...
4Proto-West Germanic*būk
5Proto-Germanicbūkazbelly, abdomen; body
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...
Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣VEvery word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣VEvery word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-