Where does “kašmirvuohi” come from?

kašmirvuohi (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuohi, from Proto-Finnic voohi, from Latvian āzis, from Proto-Baltic āž-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

kašmirvuohi (Finnish): Cashmere goat type of domestic goat that produces Cashmere wool

Definitions

  1. Cashmere goat type of domestic goat that produces Cashmere wool

Ancestry of “kašmirvuohi”, step by step

kašmirvuohi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vuohi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuohigoat
2Proto-Finnicvoohigoat
3Latvianāzismale goat, billy goat, buck
4Proto-Balticāž-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

via Finnish kašmir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkašmir—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Baltic āž- →Every word from Latvian āzis →
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