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

Definitions

  1. he-goat

Ancestry of “buccus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbukkmale goat; buck, goat; buck, male goat
2Proto-Germanic*bukkaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
4Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
5Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

Words derived from “buccus”

Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V →Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ- →