Where does “pukki” come from?

pukki (Finnish) comes 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.

pukki (Finnish): billygoat; buck; lecherous man; sawhorse

Definitions

  1. billygoat; buck; lecherous man; sawhorse

Ancestry of “pukki”, step by step

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