Where does “бизо́н” come from?

бизо́н (Russian) comes from French bison, from Old French bison, from Latin bisōn, from Proto-Germanic wisundaz, from Proto-Indo-European wisAn-, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

бизо́н (Russian): bison, American buffalo

Definitions

  1. bison, American buffalo

Ancestry of “бизо́н”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbisonbuffalo; wisent
2Old Frenchbison—
3Latinbisōnbison (Bison bonasus)
4Proto-Germanicwisundazbison, wisent; wild ox, aurochs
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwisAn-aurochs, aurochs horn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “бизо́н”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisAn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wisundaz →