Where does “бояк” come from?

бояк (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic *bojьkъ — feisty, ready for fight.

бояк (Bulgarian): feisty

Definitions

  1. feisty

Ancestry of “бояк”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*bojьkъfeisty, ready for fight
Every word from Proto-Slavic *bojьkъ