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Where does “*bukkaz” come from?

*bukkaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.

Ancestry of “*bukkaz”, step by step

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