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Where does “boga” come from?

boga (Crimean Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

boga (Crimean Gothic): bow

Definitions

  1. bow

Ancestry of “boga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbugôbow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch
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