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
Ancestry of “jakuxi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | uxi | ox |
| 2 | Old Norse | oxi | ox |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | uhsô | ox |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | uksḗn | bull |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug-s-ḗn | — |