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Where does “bʰuǵ-” come from?

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

bʰuǵ- (Proto-Indo-European): buck, he-goat

Definitions

  1. buck, he-goat

Ancestry of “bʰuǵ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
2Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

Words derived from “bʰuǵ-”

  • bucket
  • butcher
  • buck
  • bucks
  • buckle
  • buckling
  • buckskin
  • bucking
  • butchering
  • butch
  • buckboard
  • buccaneer
  • buckshot
  • bok
  • bucketful
  • bock
  • roebuck
  • buckthorn
  • unbuckle
  • debouch
  • bucktail
  • bushbuck
  • trebuchet
  • turnbuckle
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