Where does “բոյ” come from?
բոյ (Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بوی, from Persian بوی, from Middle Persian 𐫁𐫇𐫏.
բոյ (Armenian): height, stature of a person
Definitions
- height, stature of a person
Ancestry of “բոյ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بوی | stature, height, length, size; tribe, clan;... |
| 2 | Persian | بوی | smell, scent |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐫁𐫇𐫏 | — |