Where does “boagher” come from?

boagher (Yola) comes from Irish bóthar, from Middle Irish bóthar, from Proto-Celtic *bowitrom — cowpath.

boagher (Yola): road

Definitions

  1. road

Ancestry of “boagher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbótharroad; way, manner; stream
2Middle Irishbóthar—
3Proto-Celtic*bowitromcowpath
Every word from Proto-Celtic *bowitrom →Every word from Middle Irish bóthar →Every word from Irish bóthar →