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

bʰuǵ- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V

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

via Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣χV

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣χV—

Words derived from “bʰuǵ-”

Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V →Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V →