Where does “босяк” come from?
босяк (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian бос, from English boss, from Middle English bos, from Old French boce, from Vulgar Latin bottia, from Frankish bottija, from Frankish bōtan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
босяк (Bulgarian): pauper, tramp
Definitions
- pauper, tramp
Ancestry of “босяк”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | бос | barefoot; untrained; boss, chief |
| 2 | English | boss | A person who oversees and directs the work of... |
| 3 | Middle English | bos | — |
| 4 | Old French | boce | swelling |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | bottia | bump |
| 6 | Frankish | bottija | — |
| 7 | Frankish | bōtan | to strike, knock down |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |