Where does “бизон” come from?
бизон (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.
Ancestry of “бизон”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | bison | buffalo; wisent |
| 2 | Old French | bison | — |
| 3 | Latin | bisōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wisundaz | bison, wisent; wild ox, aurochs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wisAn- | aurochs, aurochs horn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weys- | to raise, increase; to produce, procreate |
Words derived from “бизон”