Where does “vesikauris” come from?
vesikauris (Finnish) comes from Finnish kauris, from Proto-Finnic kapris, from Proto-Germanic hafraz, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.
vesikauris (Finnish): water deer, "Hydropotes inermis"
Definitions
- water deer, "Hydropotes inermis"
Ancestry of “vesikauris”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kauris | A mountain goat, more specifically called... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kapris | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hafraz | he-goat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |
Words derived from “vesikauris”