Where does “buchfrechu” come from?

buchfrechu (Welsh) comes from Welsh buwch, from Middle Welsh buch, from Proto-Brythonic bʉx, from Proto-Celtic bukkos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.

buchfrechu (Welsh): to immunise against cowpox

Definitions

  1. to immunise against cowpox

Ancestry of “buchfrechu”, step by step

buchfrechu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh buwch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbuwchcow
2Middle Welshbuch—
3Proto-Brythonicbʉxcow
4Proto-Celticbukkosgoat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
6Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
7Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

via Welsh brechu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbrechuto vaccinate, to innoculate, to immunise
2Welsh-uimpression, imprint
3Middle Welsh-u—
4Proto-Brythonic-oβ̃Forms verbal nouns, originally from thematic...

Words derived from “buchfrechu”

Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V →Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ- →