Where does “bōia” come from?

bōia (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic bōjô, from Proto-Germanic bō-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- — to say.

bōia (Old English): boy

Definitions

  1. boy

Ancestry of “bōia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbōjôyounger brother, young male relation
2Proto-Germanicbō-A stem meaning "father, brother, close male...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰā-to say

Words derived from “bōia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bō- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōjô →