Where does “beò” come from?

beò (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish béo, from Proto-Celtic biwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

beò (Scottish Gaelic): alive; live; lively, vital, vivid

Definitions

  1. alive; live; lively, vital, vivid

Ancestry of “beò”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbéoalive; living; being
2Proto-Celticbiwosalive, living; mortal
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “beò”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Celtic biwos →