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Where does “cuarbhóthar” come from?

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

cuarbhóthar (Irish): ring road

Definitions

  1. ring road

Ancestry of “cuarbhóthar”, step by step

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