Where does “بز” come from?

بز (Persian) comes 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 (Persian): goat

Definitions

  1. goat

Ancestry of “بز”, step by step

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

Words derived from “بز”

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