Where does “oksi” come from?

oksi (Faroese) comes from Old Norse oxi, from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.

oksi (Faroese): ox; bull

Definitions

  1. ox; bull

Ancestry of “oksi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseoxiox
2Proto-Germanicuhsôox
3Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhsô →