Where does “buwch” come from?
buwch (Welsh) comes 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.
buwch (Welsh): cow
Ancestry of “buwch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Welsh | buch | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | bʉx | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | bukkos | goat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 5 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 6 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |
Words derived from “buwch”