Where does “bukkaz” come from?

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

bukkaz (Proto-Germanic): buck

Definitions

  1. buck

Ancestry of “bukkaz”, step by step

bukkaz traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-ko-s

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

via Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵno-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵno-

via Proto-Indo-European bʰukkos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰukkos

Words derived from “bukkaz

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