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Where does “bás” come from?

bás (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic bostā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷosto-.

bás (Old Irish): verbal noun of baïd : death

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of baïd : death

Ancestry of “bás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbostāpalm, fist
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷosto-—

Words derived from “bás”

  • neamhbhásmhar
  • neamhbhásmhaireacht
  • báseolaíocht
  • bás
  • básaigh
  • básamhail
  • básmhar
  • uafás
  • básmhaireacht
  • anbhás
  • uabhas
  • bàsaich
  • bàs
  • uabhasach
  • úathbás
  • neuvaasoil
  • baase
  • bás
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