Where does “jakuxi” come from?

jakuxi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic uxi, from Old Norse oxi, from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.

jakuxi (Icelandic): a yak

Definitions

  1. a yak

Ancestry of “jakuxi”, step by step

jakuxi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic uxi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicuxiox
2Old Norseoxiox
3Proto-Germanicuhsôox
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn—

via Tibetan གཡག

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tibetanགཡགyak
2Proto-Sino-Tibetang-jak ~ g-jaŋsheep, yak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn →Every word from Proto-Germanic uhsô →