Where does “boustom” come from?

boustom (Celtiberian) comes from Proto-Celtic bāus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

boustom (Celtiberian): cow-house

Definitions

  1. cow-house

Ancestry of “boustom”, step by step

boustom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic bāus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbāuscow
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-

Words derived from “boustom

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓwsEvery word from Proto-Celtic bāus