Where does “beòthaich” come from?

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

beòthaich (Scottish Gaelic): animate, enliven

Definitions

  1. animate, enliven

Ancestry of “beòthaich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbeòalive; live; lively, vital, vivid
2Old Irishbéoalive; living; being
3Proto-Celticbiwosalive, living; mortal
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “beòthaich”

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