Where does “bos” come from?
bos (Kristang) comes from Portuguese vós, from Old Portuguese vos, from Latin vōs, from Old Latin vōs, from Proto-Italic wōs, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs.
bos (Kristang): you; thou
Ancestry of “bos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | vós | you; you; thou; plural of vó |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | vos | — |
| 3 | Latin | vōs | — |
| 4 | Old Latin | vōs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wōs | you |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *yúHs | — |