Where does “buabhallóir” come from?
buabhallóir (Irish) comes from Irish buabhall, from Old Irish búaball, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós — army.
Ancestry of “buabhallóir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | buabhall | buffalo; bugle; drinking-horn |
| 2 | Old Irish | búaball | — |
| 3 | Latin | būbalus | antelope, gazelle |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βούβαλος | A species of antelope, possibly the bubal... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 6 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |