Where does “bó” come from?

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

bó (Scottish Gaelic): Alternative form of bò

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of bò

Ancestry of “bó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbòcow
2Old Irishbóox, cow
3Proto-Celticbāuscow
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Celtic bāus →Every word from Old Irish bó →