Where does “länsikaukasianvuohi” come from?
länsikaukasianvuohi (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuohi, from Proto-Finnic voohi, from Latvian āzis, from Proto-Baltic āž-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.
länsikaukasianvuohi (Finnish): West Caucasian tur, Capra caucasica
Definitions
- West Caucasian tur, Capra caucasica
Ancestry of “länsikaukasianvuohi”, step by step
länsikaukasianvuohi traces back through 3 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 |