Where does “bos” come from?

bos (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese vós, from Old Portuguese vos, from Latin vōs, from Old Latin vōs, from Proto-Italic wōs, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs — you (plural).

bos (Guinea-Bissau Creole): you

Definitions

  1. you

Ancestry of “bos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevósyou; you; thou; plural of vó
2Old Portuguesevos
3Latinvōsyou, ye, you all
4Old Latinvōs
5Proto-Italicwōsyou
6Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yúHsEvery word from Proto-Italic wōsEvery word from Old Latin vōs
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