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Where does “bò” come from?

bò (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish bó, from Proto-Celtic bāus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

bò (Scottish Gaelic): cow

Definitions

  1. cow

Ancestry of “bò”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbóox, cow
2Proto-Celticbāuscow
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

Words derived from “bò”

  • bó
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