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Where does “bongaid” come from?

bongaid (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic bungeti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰu-né-gʰ- ~ bʰu-n-gʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

Ancestry of “bongaid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbungetito break
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰu-né-gʰ- ~ bʰu-n-gʰ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch
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