Where does “bo” come from?

bo (Talysh) comes from Proto-Iranian pati-, from Proto-Iranian *rādi-, from Proto-Iranian *rād-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HraHdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

bo (Talysh): load, burden

Definitions

  1. load, burden

Ancestry of “bo”, step by step

bo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Iranian pati-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianpati-against, toward; lord
2Proto-Iranian*rādi-
3Proto-Iranian*rād-
4Proto-Indo-IranianHraHdʰ-
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “bo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-