Where does “ביקס” come from?

ביקס (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German bühse, from Old High German buhsa, from Proto-Germanic *buhsā, from Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis, from Ancient Greek πυξίς, from Ancient Greek πύξος — box tree; boxwood.

ביקס (Yiddish): rifle

Definitions

  1. rifle

Ancestry of “ביקס”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbühsea box
2Old High Germanbuhsabox
3Proto-Germanic*buhsā—
4Latinbuxisa box
5LatinpyxisA small box, for holding medicines or toiletries
6Ancient Greekπυξίςbox made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;...
7Ancient Greekπύξοςbox tree; boxwood

Words derived from “ביקס”

Every word from Ancient Greek πύξος →Every word from Ancient Greek πυξίς →Every word from Latin pyxis →