Where does “Բոյաջյան” come from?
Բոյաջյան (Armenian) comes from Armenian պոյաճի, from Ottoman Turkish بویاجی, from Ottoman Turkish بویا, from Old Anatolian Turkish boyaɣ, from Old Anatolian Turkish boδaɣ, from Proto-Turkic bodog, from Hungarian boldog — happy; blessed, beatified.
Ancestry of “Բոյաջյան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | պոյաճի | dyer |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بویاجی | dyer |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | بویا | color; dye; paint |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | boyaɣ | dye |
| 5 | Old Anatolian Turkish | boδaɣ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | bodog | paint, dye |
| 7 | Hungarian | boldog | happy; blessed, beatified |