Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “gʷṓws”

400 words across 31 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — including boy, boys, butter, cow, bo, beef, cows, buffalo.

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English (323)

Latin (14)

Ancient Greek (12)

French (10)

Dutch (4)

Italian (4)

Middle Dutch (3)

Cebuano (3)

Translingual (3)

Sanskrit (2)

Dalmatian (2)

West Frisian (1)

Swedish (1)

Icelandic (1)

Armenian (1)

Proto-Italic (1)

Sranan Tongo (1)

Irish (1)

Venetian (1)

Old High German (1)

Central Franconian (1)

Middle French (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Tagalog (1)

Esperanto (1)

Russian (1)

Samoan (1)

Volapük (1)

Faroese (1)

Yiddish (1)

Old Dutch (1)