Where does “bʉx” come from?

bʉx (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Proto-Celtic bukkos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.

bʉx (Proto-Brythonic): cow

Definitions

  1. cow

Ancestry of “bʉx”, step by step

bʉx traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic bukkos

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

via Proto-Celtic bāus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbāuscow
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Middle Low German buxe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbuxe—
2Middle Low Germanhôse—

Words derived from “bʉx”

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