Where does “بز” come from?

بز (Kermanic) comes from Middle Median *buz, from Old Median *buzah, from Proto-Iranian bujáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰuȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.

بز (Kermanic): goat

Definitions

  1. goat

Ancestry of “بز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Median*buz—
2Old Median*buzahgoat
3Proto-Iranianbujáhgoat
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰuȷ́ásgoat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
6Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
7Proto-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- →