Where does “bois” come from?
bois (Irish) comes from Irish bos, from Old Irish bás, from Proto-Celtic bostā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷosto-.
bois (Irish): inflection of bos:
## dative singular
## dual all...
Definitions
- inflection of bos:
## dative singular
## dual all...
Ancestry of “bois”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | bos | palm of the hand; the flattened, curved end of a... |
| 2 | Old Irish | bás | verbal noun of baïd : death |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | bostā | palm, fist |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷosto- | — |