Where does “boya” come from?

boya (Spanish) comes from Frankish baukn, from Proto-Germanic baukną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂u- — to be, become.

boya (Spanish): buoy

Definitions

  1. buoy

Ancestry of “boya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbauknsign, symbol
2Proto-Germanicbauknąsign, symbol
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂u-to be, become

Words derived from “boya”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂u- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baukną →Every word from Frankish baukn →
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