Where does “bukkos” come from?

bukkos (Gaulish) comes from Proto-Celtic bukkos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.

bukkos (Gaulish): male goat

Definitions

  1. male goat

Ancestry of “bukkos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbukkosgoat
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
3Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
4Proto-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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