Where does “bos” come from?

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

bos (Old Irish): palm

Definitions

  1. palm

Ancestry of “bos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbostāpalm, fist
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷosto-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷosto- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bostā →
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