bhū̆ ĝ o-s, nickname bhukko-s

    bhū̆ ĝ o-s, nickname bhukko-s

    English meaning: goat

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “Bock”

    Grammatical information: (fem. In -ü “goat, nanny goat “)

    Material: Zigeun. buzni “goat”; Av. būza m. “he-goat”, Pers. buz “goat, he-goat; billy goat “; Arm. buz “lamb”; M.Ir. bocc, pocc, Ir. boc, poc, Welsh bwch, Corn. boch, Bret. bouc”h “ he-goat; billy goat “, in addition M.Ir. boccünach “ghost, bogeyman “; Gmc. *bukka- (after Pedersen Litteris 7, 23 f. borrowed from Celt.?) in O.Ice. bukkr, bokkr, bokki, O.E. bucca, nEng. buck, O.H.G. M.H.G. boc, -ekes, Ger. Bock. The aberrant consonant in O.Ind. bukka-ḥ “he-goat” (uncovered) is probably from bukkati “ barks “ (see under beu-1, bu-) influenced hypocoristic reshuffling *bhūja- = Av. būza-. Also Pers. dial. boča “young goat”, püm. buč, bũč seem to be a result of similar reorganizatIon.

    References: WP. II 189 f., Pedersen Litteris 7, 23 f., Martinet Gé mination 182.