Where does “pukinsarvi” come from?

pukinsarvi (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.

pukinsarvi (Finnish): buckhorn

Definitions

  1. buckhorn

Ancestry of “pukinsarvi”, step by step

pukinsarvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Pukki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPukkibillygoat; buck male goat
2Old Swedishbukkerbuck; battering ram
3Old Norsebukkrbuck
4Proto-Germanic*bukkaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
6Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
7Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

via Finnish sarvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsarvihorn; antler; handlebar
2Proto-Finnicsarvihorn
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśarwe—
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćr̥Hwáshorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥h₂-wó-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V →Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ- →