Where does “boiar” come from?
boiar (Catalan) comes from Catalan boia, from Old French buie, from Latin boia, from Ancient Greek βοείη, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós — army.
boiar (Catalan): boyar
Definitions
- boyar
Ancestry of “boiar”, step by step
boiar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan boia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | boia | buoy |
| 2 | Old French | buie | fetter, chain |
| 3 | Latin | boia | fetter, collar for the neck |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βοείη | ox hide |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 6 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |