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Where does “bodhar” come from?

bodhar (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish bodar, from Proto-Celtic bodaros, from Proto-Indo-European bʰodʰHrós — deaf.

bodhar (Scottish Gaelic): deaf, hard of hearing; dull, heavy; deaf person

Definitions

  1. deaf, hard of hearing; dull, heavy; deaf person

Ancestry of “bodhar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbodardeaf
2Proto-Celticbodarosdeaf
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰodʰHrósdeaf
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