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Where does “bos” come from?

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

bos (Proto-Brythonic): hand

Definitions

  1. hand

Ancestry of “bos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbostāpalm, fist
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷosto-—

Words derived from “bos”

  • boz
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷosto- →