Where does “بز” come from?

بز (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian بز, from Proto-Iranian bujáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰuȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.

بز (Ottoman Turkish): we; goat; cloth, vestment, fabric

Definitions

  1. we; goat; cloth, vestment, fabric

Ancestry of “بز”, step by step

بز traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian بز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبزgoat
2Proto-Iranianbujáhgoat
3Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰuȷ́ásgoat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
5Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V
6Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

via Arabic بَزّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَزّpiece of clothing; clothing

via Proto-Turkic bi-ŕ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicbi-ŕwe

Words derived from “بز

Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣VEvery word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣VEvery word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-