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Where does “bogha” come from?

bogha (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish boga, from Old Norse bogi, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

bogha (Scottish Gaelic): arch, vault; curve, bend; bow

Definitions

  1. arch, vault; curve, bend; bow

Ancestry of “bogha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishbogabow; bow, curve
2Old Norsebogibow
3Proto-Germanicbugôbow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch
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