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Where does “bogh” come from?

bogh (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic box, from Latin bucca — the lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...

bogh (Cornish): cheek

Definitions

  1. cheek

Ancestry of “bogh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicbox—
2Latinbuccathe lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...

Words derived from “bogh”

  • diwvogh
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