Where does “buccus” come from?
buccus (Latin) comes from Frankish bukk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.
buccus (Latin): he-goat
Ancestry of “buccus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Frankish | bukk | male goat; buck, goat; buck, male goat |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *bukkaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 4 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 5 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |
Words derived from “buccus”