Where does “bochier” come from?

bochier (Old French) comes from Old French bouc, 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.

Ancestry of “bochier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchboucgoat
2Latinbuccushe-goat
3Frankishbukkmale goat; buck, goat; buck, male goat
4Proto-Germanic*bukkaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
6Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
7Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

Words derived from “bochier”

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