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Where does “boto” come from?

boto (Galician) comes from Galician bota, from Galician botar, from Old Portuguese botar, from Old French bouter, from Frankish bautan, from Proto-West Germanic bautan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

boto (Galician): Risso's dolphin; blunt, dull; wineskin, waterskin

Definitions

  1. Risso's dolphin; blunt, dull; wineskin, waterskin

Ancestry of “boto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianbotaboot; bota bag; blister
2Galicianbotarto throw; to expel; to put out
3Old Portuguesebotar—
4Old Frenchbouterto strike; to hit; to place; to put; to enter
5Frankishbautanto push, strike, beat; to hit, strike; to hit,...
6Proto-West Germanicbautanto beat
7Proto-Germanicbautanąto beat, push
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewd-to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
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