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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Etymology

I wrote regarding Romanian *buhai* and Ukrainian *бугай* (*buhaj*) 'friction
drum (possibly derived from cow's skin membrane):

It's Proto-Turkic **būka *with many Turkic descendants (e.g. Old Turkic *
buqa*, Modern Turkish *boa*) 'bull'. Gagauz has two forms: *bu**ɣ**a *~ *bua
*! Hungarian got *bika* from it.

This might be one of those words that suggests an ancient connections
between Altaic and Indo-European:

Indo-Eruopean: **bhugo*
Proto-Germanic: **bukkon*
Old Saxon: buc 'male goat' > 'buck'
Old Frankish: *bukk* 'male goat' > 'buck'
Old English *bucca* 'male goat' > 'buck'
Old German: *bok* 'male goat' > 'buck'
Old Norse: *bokki* 'male goat' > 'buck'

Avestan: *buza* 'male goat'
Armenian գառ *buc* 'lamb'

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron
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