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Where does “obo” come from?

obo (Danish) comes from Danish -bo, from Old Norse búi, from Tagalog buo, from French bouée, from Middle Dutch boeye, from Old French boie, from Latin boia, from Ancient Greek βοείη — army.

Ancestry of “obo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danish-boinhabitant of
2Old Norsebúidweller, inhabitant; neighbour; a neighbour...
3Tagalogbuowhole; entire; complete, absolute, perfect;...
4Frenchbouée—
5Middle Dutchboeyelife buoy; float, buoy; shackle, fetter
6Old Frenchboiebond, chain; fetter, chain, clog
7Latinboiafetter, collar for the neck
8Ancient Greekβοείηox hide
9Ancient Greekβοῦςcow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι...
10LatincorvusA raven; a bird associated with prophecy and...
11Proto-Italickorwos—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
14Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
15Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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