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Where does “bóthar” come from?

bóthar (Irish) comes from Middle Irish bóthar, from Proto-Celtic *bowitrom.

bóthar (Irish): road; way, manner; stream

Definitions

  1. road; way, manner; stream

Ancestry of “bóthar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishbóthar—
2Proto-Celtic*bowitrom—

Words derived from “bóthar”

  • boreen
  • seachbhóthar
  • sliosbhóthar
  • bóithrín
  • fobhóthar
  • crosbhóthar
  • trébhóthar
  • mórbhóthar
  • cuarbhóthar
  • boagher
Every word from Proto-Celtic *bowitrom →