Where does “vuohennokka” come from?

vuohennokka (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuohi, from Proto-Finnic voohi, from Latvian āzis, from Proto-Baltic āž-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

vuohennokka (Finnish): skullcap

Definitions

  1. skullcap

Ancestry of “vuohennokka”, step by step

vuohennokka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vuohi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuohigoat
2Proto-Finnicvoohigoat
3Latvianāzismale goat, billy goat, buck
4Proto-Balticāž-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak

via Finnish nokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnokkabeak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or...
2Proto-Finnicnokkabeak, bill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Baltic āž- →Every word from Latvian āzis →
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