Where does “kaukasianvuohi” come from?

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

kaukasianvuohi (Finnish): tur either of two species of wild goat native to Caucasia: West Caucasian tur

Definitions

  1. tur either of two species of wild goat native to Caucasia: West Caucasian tur

Ancestry of “kaukasianvuohi”, step by step

kaukasianvuohi 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 Kaukasia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKaukasiaCaucasia
2RussianКавказия—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Baltic āž- →Every word from Latvian āzis →