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

  1. inflection of bos: ## dative singular ## dual all...

Ancestry of “bois”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbospalm of the hand; the flattened, curved end of a...
2Old Irishbásdeath
3Proto-Celticbostāpalm, fist
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷosto-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷosto- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bostā →Every word from Old Irish bás →