Where does “boazu” come from?

boazu (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic poacōj, from Proto-Uralic počaw, from Proto-Indo-Iranian páću, from Proto-Indo-European péḱu, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

boazu (Northern Sami): reindeer

Definitions

  1. reindeer

Ancestry of “boazu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicpoacōjreindeer
2Proto-Uralicpočawreindeer
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpáćulivestock, animal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péḱu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian páću →