búachaill

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *bou-kʷoljo- (“herdsman”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷōu-kʷol-, from *gʷōus (“cow”) + *kʷel (“to revolve, move around, sojourn”).

Noun

búachaill m

1. cowherd
2. herdsman

Descendants

• Irish: buachaill
• Manx: bochilley
• Scottish Gaelic: buachaille