Where does “Boyajyan” come from?

Boyajyan (English) comes from Armenian Բոյաջյան, from Armenian պոյաճի, from Ottoman Turkish بویاجی, from Ottoman Turkish بویا, from Old Anatolian Turkish boyaɣ, from Old Anatolian Turkish boδaɣ, from Proto-Turkic bodog, from Hungarian boldog — happy; blessed, beatified.

Ancestry of “Boyajyan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianԲոյաջյան
2Armenianպոյաճիdyer
3Ottoman Turkishبویاجیdyer
4Ottoman Turkishبویاcolor; dye; paint
5Old Anatolian Turkishboyaɣdye
6Old Anatolian Turkishboδaɣ
7Proto-Turkicbodogpaint, dye
8Hungarianboldoghappy; blessed, beatified
Every word from Hungarian boldog
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