Where does “беж” come from?
беж (Bulgarian) comes from French beige, from Middle French beige, from Old French bege, from Vulgar Latin bysseus, from Latin byssus, from Ancient Greek βύσσος, from Hebrew בּוּץ — byssus.
беж (Bulgarian): beige
Definitions
- beige
Ancestry of “беж”, step by step
беж traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French beige
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | beige | beige |
| 2 | Middle French | beige | — |
| 3 | Old French | bege | color of undyed wool or cotton |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | bysseus | cottony grey; cotton-coloured |
| 5 | Latin | byssus | byssus or sea silk |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βύσσος | flax; linen; Levant cotton |
| 7 | Hebrew | בּוּץ | byssus |
via Proto-Slavic běžati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | běžati | to run, escape |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bēˀgjā́ˀtei | to run, flee |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰegʷ- | to flee; to run |