Where does “buchfrechwr” come from?

buchfrechwr (Welsh) comes from Welsh buchfrechu, 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.

buchfrechwr (Welsh): vaccinator against cowpox

Definitions

  1. vaccinator against cowpox

Ancestry of “buchfrechwr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbuchfrechuto immunise against cowpox
2Welshbuwchcow
3Middle Welshbuch—
4Proto-Brythonicbʉxcow
5Proto-Celticbukkosgoat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
7Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
8Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat
Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V →Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ- →