Where does “beo” come from?

beo (Irish) comes from Old Irish béo, from Proto-Celtic biwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

beo (Irish): alive; active; lively

Definitions

  1. alive; active; lively

Ancestry of “beo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbéoalive; living; being
2Proto-Celticbiwosalive, living; mortal
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “beo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Celtic biwos →
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