bau
bow-wow (onomatopoeic: dog barking)
Reflexes - Pokorny
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Middle English | bo(h) | boo | interj | OED LRC |
| English | boo | (scare-word) | interj | OED LRC |
| English | boo | to say boo | vb | OED LRC |
| English | bow-wow | (dog barking) | interj | LRC |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin | baubor, baubari | to bark gently | vb.dep | IEW CLD LRC |
| Latin | boo, boare | to boo, roar, shout | vb | OED CLD LRC |
| Balto-Slavic | ||||
| Lithuanian | baũbti | to bawl, roar, bellow (of cattle) | vb | IEW LRC |
| Serbian | bau | boo | interj | IEW LRC |
| Hellenic | ||||
| Homeric Greek | βοάω | to boo, roar, shout | vb | CLD LRC |
| Greek | βαὺ-βαὺ | bow-wow | interj | IEW LRC |
| Greek | βαΰζω | to bark, blaspheme | vb | IEW LRC |