Where does “bàs” come from?

bàs (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish bás, from Old Irish bás, from Proto-Celtic bostā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷosto-.

bàs (Scottish Gaelic): death, demise

Definitions

  1. death, demise

Ancestry of “bàs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishbásdeath
2Old Irishbásdeath
3Proto-Celticbostāpalm, fist
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷosto-—

Words derived from “bàs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷosto- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bostā →Every word from Old Irish bás →