Where does “цӕу” come from?
цӕу (Ossetian) comes from Proto-Scythian capi, from Polish cap, from Romanian țap, from Church Slavonic цапъ, from Latin caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.
цӕу (Ossetian): goat
Ancestry of “цӕу”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Scythian | capi | — |
| 2 | Polish | cap | billy-goat; buck; second-person singular... |
| 3 | Romanian | țap | he-goat; buck; beer mug |
| 4 | Church Slavonic | цапъ | — |
| 5 | Latin | caper | a male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *kapros | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |