Where does “kilipukki” come from?
kilipukki (Finnish) comes from Finnish Pukki, from Old Swedish bukker, from Old Norse bukkr, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.
kilipukki (Finnish): billy goat
Definitions
- billy goat
Ancestry of “kilipukki”, step by step
kilipukki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Pukki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Pukki | billygoat; buck male goat |
| 2 | Old Swedish | bukker | buck; battering ram |
| 3 | Old Norse | bukkr | buck |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *bukkaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 6 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 7 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |
via Finnish kilistä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kilistä | to tinkle, jingle, clink, ring to make light high-pitched metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell |