Where does “bás” come from?
bás (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish bás, from Proto-Celtic bostā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷosto-.
bás (Middle Irish): death
Ancestry of “bás”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | bás | verbal noun of baïd : death |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | bostā | palm, fist |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷosto- | — |