Etymology Explorer › Middle Welsh

Where does “buch” come from?

buch (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic bʉx, from Proto-Celtic bukkos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.

Ancestry of “buch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicbʉx—
2Proto-Celticbukkosgoat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
4Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
5Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

Words derived from “buch”

  • buchod
  • maer biswail
  • buwch
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