Where does “búachaill” come from?

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

búachaill (Old Irish): cowherd; herdsman

Definitions

  1. cowherd; herdsman

Ancestry of “búachaill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticboukolyoscowherd
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷowkólos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

Words derived from “búachaill”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷowkólos →Every word from Proto-Celtic boukolyos →