Where does “pukinpartainen” come from?
pukinpartainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pukinparta, 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.
pukinpartainen (Finnish): One having a goatee
Definitions
- One having a goatee
Ancestry of “pukinpartainen”, step by step
pukinpartainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pukinparta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pukinparta | goatee; goat's-beard, salsify; the genus... |
| 2 | Finnish | Pukki | billygoat; buck male goat |
| 3 | Old Swedish | bukker | buck; battering ram |
| 4 | Old Norse | bukkr | buck |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *bukkaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 7 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 8 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |
via Finnish inen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inen | — |