Where does “boga” come from?
boga (Galician) comes from Latin bōca, from Ancient Greek βῶκα, from Ancient Greek βῶξ, from Ancient Greek βόαξ, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós — army.
boga (Galician): bogue; northern straight-mouth nase; trip...
Definitions
- bogue; northern straight-mouth nase; trip...
Ancestry of “boga”, step by step
boga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin bōca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | bōca | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βῶκα | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βῶξ | box |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βόαξ | bogue (Boops boops) small fish |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 6 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |