Where does “boc” come from?

boc (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic buggos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

boc (Old Irish): he-goat

Definitions

  1. he-goat

Ancestry of “boc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbuggossoft, tender
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

Words derived from “boc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic buggos →