Where does “bochilley” come from?

bochilley (Manx) comes from Old Irish búachaill, from Proto-Celtic boukolyos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷowkólos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

bochilley (Manx): shepherd; herdsman

Definitions

  1. shepherd; herdsman

Ancestry of “bochilley”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbúachaillcowherd; herdsman
2Proto-Celticboukolyoscowherd
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷowkólos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷowkólos →Every word from Proto-Celtic boukolyos →