Where does “baa” come from?

baa (Manx) comes from Manx booa, from Old Irish bó, from Proto-Celtic bāus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

baa (Manx): genitive singular of booa

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of booa

Ancestry of “baa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxbooacow
2Old Irishox, cow
3Proto-Celticbāuscow
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓwsEvery word from Proto-Celtic bāusEvery word from Old Irish
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