Where does “booly” come from?

booly (English) comes from Irish buaile, from Old Irish bó, from Proto-Celtic bāus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

booly (English): A company of Irish herdsmen, or a single...

Definitions

  1. A company of Irish herdsmen, or a single...

Ancestry of “booly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbuailecattle enclosure, summer pasturage for cows
2Old Irishbóox, cow
3Proto-Celticbāuscow
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Celtic bāus →Every word from Old Irish bó →