Where does “オーロックス” come from?
オーロックス (Japanese) comes from English aurochs, from German Aurochs, from Middle High German ūrochse, from Old High German ūrohso, from Old High German ohso, from Proto-West Germanic ohsō, from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn.
オーロックス (Japanese): an aurochs
Ancestry of “オーロックス”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | aurochs | An extinct European mammal, "Bos primigenius",... |
| 2 | German | Aurochs | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | ūrochse | aurochs |
| 4 | Old High German | ūrohso | aurochs |
| 5 | Old High German | ohso | ox |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ohsō | ox |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uhsô | ox |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uksḗn | bull |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug-s-ḗn | — |