Where does “boc” come from?
boc (Middle Irish) comes from Old English bucca, from Proto-Germanic bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-ko-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.
boc (Middle Irish): he-goat
Ancestry of “boc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | bucca | he-goat |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bukkaz | buck |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ-ko-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 5 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 6 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |