Where does “bia” come from?
bia (Irish) comes from Old Irish bíad, from Proto-Celtic *beitom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.
bia (Irish): food; inner part of shelled, rinded, food;...
Definitions
- food; inner part of shelled, rinded, food;...
Ancestry of “bia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | bíad | food; Alternative form of ·bïad |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *beitom | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeyh₃tom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeyh₃- | to live |