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Where does “búi” come from?

búi (Old Norse) comes from Tagalog buo, from French bouée, from Middle Dutch boeye, from Old French boie, from Latin boia, from Ancient Greek βοείη, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus — army.

búi (Old Norse): dweller, inhabitant; neighbour; a neighbour...

Definitions

  1. dweller, inhabitant; neighbour; a neighbour...

Ancestry of “búi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbuowhole; entire; complete, absolute, perfect;...
2Frenchbouée—
3Middle Dutchboeyelife buoy; float, buoy; shackle, fetter
4Old Frenchboiebond, chain; fetter, chain, clog
5Latinboiafetter, collar for the neck
6Ancient Greekβοείηox hide
7Ancient Greekβοῦςcow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι...
8LatincorvusA raven; a bird associated with prophecy and...
9Proto-Italickorwos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
13Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “búi”

  • Bo
  • nabo
  • Bo
  • naboskap
  • naboby
  • naboland
  • nabovarsel
  • nabo
  • nabolag
  • naboby
  • naboland
  • nabovarsel
  • nabo
  • nabolag
  • nabo
  • Bo
  • Búi
  • nábúi
  • nàbaidh
  • nábúi
  • Búi
  • Búi
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