In the German-speaking Alpine region, Kuh represents the sole designation type for the concept FEMALE BOVINE ANIMAL. In goh. it is documented as kuo since the 8th century and also occurs in gmh. in an almost unchanged form (cf. DWB under Kuh). The word is probably onomatopoeic (cf. DWDS under Kuh) since the stem on which it is based is also found in other Indo-European languages (gr. βοῦς f./m. ; air. bó; Kymr. bu, buw, buyn) and furthermore has echoes in other language families (cf. Kluge under cow).