𐬠𐬏𐬰𐬀

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *bujáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰuȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuǵ-.

Compare Persian بز (boz), Proto-Germanic *bukkaz (“buck”), Proto-Celtic *bukkos (“goat”), Old Armenian բուծ (buc, “lamb”), Sanskrit बुक्क (bukka, “male goat”), Thracian *būzas.

Noun

𐬠𐬏𐬰𐬀 • (būza)

  1. goat
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