Where does “bwa” come from?

bwa (Haitian Creole) comes from French bois, from Middle French boys, from Old French bois, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

bwa (Haitian Creole): woods, forest

Definitions

  1. woods, forest

Ancestry of “bwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchboiswood; wood, woodland; antler
2Middle Frenchboyswood
3Old Frenchboiswoodland; woods
4Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
5Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “bwa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic buskaz →Every word from Frankish busk →