Where does “boz” come from?

boz (Basque) comes from Spanish voz, from Old Spanish voz, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

boz (Basque): voice

Definitions

  1. voice

Ancestry of “boz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvozvoice; term; word
2Old Spanishvoz
3Latinvōxvoice
4Proto-Italicwōksvoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “boz

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷsEvery word from Proto-Italic wōks
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