Where does “buar” come from?
buar (Irish) comes from Old Irish búar, from Old Irish bó, from Proto-Celtic bāus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.
buar (Irish): cattle, kine; scour
Ancestry of “buar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | búar | cows, cattle, herd |
| 2 | Old Irish | bó | ox, cow |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | bāus | cow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |