Where does “cuarbhóthar” come from?

cuarbhóthar (Irish) comes from Irish bóthar, from Middle Irish bóthar, from Proto-Celtic *bowitrom — cowpath.

cuarbhóthar (Irish): ring road

Definitions

  1. ring road

Ancestry of “cuarbhóthar”, step by step

cuarbhóthar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish bóthar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbótharroad; way, manner; stream
2Middle Irishbóthar—
3Proto-Celtic*bowitromcowpath

via Irish cuar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcuarcurve; catenary; to curve
Every word from Proto-Celtic *bowitrom →Every word from Middle Irish bóthar →Every word from Irish bóthar →