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Where does “bóthar” come from?

bóthar (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic bowitros — cow path.

Ancestry of “bóthar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbowitroscow path

Words derived from “bóthar”

  • boreen
  • seachbhóthar
  • sliosbhóthar
  • bóithrín
  • fobhóthar
  • crosbhóthar
  • trébhóthar
  • mórbhóthar
  • bóthar
  • cuarbhóthar
  • boagher
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