Where does “bıze” come from?

bıze (Zazaki) comes from Proto-Iranian bujáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰuȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.

bıze (Zazaki): goat

Definitions

  1. goat

Ancestry of “bıze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianbujáhgoat
2Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰuȷ́ásgoat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
4Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
5Proto-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- →