Where does “pukittaa” come from?

pukittaa (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.

pukittaa (Finnish): to buck leap upward arching its back, kicking out hind legs

Definitions

  1. to buck leap upward arching its back, kicking out hind legs

Ancestry of “pukittaa”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V →Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ- →