Where does “באָק” come from?

באָק (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German boc, from Old High German boc, from Proto-West Germanic bukk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.

באָק (Yiddish): buck, billy goat

Definitions

  1. buck, billy goat

Ancestry of “באָק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanboc—
2Old High Germanbocbuck
3Proto-West Germanicbukkbuck, male goat
4Proto-Germanic*bukkaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
6Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
7Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

Words derived from “באָק”

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