Where does “bos” come from?

bos (Irish) comes from Old Irish bás, from Proto-Celtic bostā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷosto-.

bos (Irish): palm of the hand; the flattened, curved end of a...

Definitions

  1. palm of the hand; the flattened, curved end of a...

Ancestry of “bos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbásdeath
2Proto-Celticbostāpalm, fist
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷosto-—

Words derived from “bos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷosto- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bostā →Every word from Old Irish bás →