Where does “bôyın” come from?

bôyın (Khalaj) comes from Manx boyn, from Middle Irish bonn, from Celtic *bundos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

bôyın (Khalaj): neck

Definitions

  1. neck

Ancestry of “bôyın”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxboynheel
2Middle Irishbonnsole of foot; sole of the foot
3Celtic*bundos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →