Where does “bois” come from?

bois (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic bas, from Old Irish bas, from Proto-Celtic bostā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷosto-.

bois (Scottish Gaelic): dative singular of bas

Definitions

  1. dative singular of bas

Ancestry of “bois”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbaspalm; spoke
2Old Irishbaspalm; third-person singular present subjunctive...
3Proto-Celticbostāpalm, fist
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷosto-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷosto- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bostā →Every word from Old Irish bas →