Where does “kesyvuohi” come from?
kesyvuohi (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuohi, from Proto-Finnic voohi, from Latvian āzis, from Proto-Baltic āž-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.
kesyvuohi (Finnish): domestic goat, Capra hircus syn Capra aegagrus hircus
Definitions
- domestic goat, Capra hircus syn Capra aegagrus hircus
Ancestry of “kesyvuohi”, step by step
kesyvuohi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vuohi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vuohi | goat |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | voohi | goat |
| 3 | Latvian | āzis | male goat, billy goat, buck |
| 4 | Proto-Baltic | āž- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyǵ- | goat; oak |
via Finnish kesy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kesy | tame; domesticated; domestic, as of animals |