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
- we; goat; cloth, vestment, fabric
Ancestry of “بز”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | بز | goat |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | bujáh | goat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰuȷ́ás | goat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 5 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 6 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |