Where does “boucquin” come from?
boucquin (Middle French) comes from Middle French bouc, from Old French buc, from Latin buccus, 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.
boucquin (Middle French): old billy goat
Ancestry of “boucquin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | bouc | male goat |
| 2 | Old French | buc | abdomen; object with a cavity; trunk, torso;... |
| 3 | Latin | buccus | he-goat |
| 4 | Frankish | bukk | male goat; buck, goat; buck, male goat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *bukkaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 7 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 8 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |