Where does “bambosh” come from?

bambosh (English) comes from English bosh, from Turkish boş, from Ottoman Turkish بوش, from Proto-Turkic boĺ — free; empty.

bambosh (English): Humbug; deceptive nonsense; Silliness and...

Definitions

  1. Humbug; deceptive nonsense; Silliness and...

Ancestry of “bambosh”, step by step

bambosh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bosh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboshNonsense; 1904, Wells, H G, chapter 1, in The...
2Turkishboşempty, unoccupied, free
3Ottoman Turkishبوشempty, unoccupied, free, vacant
4Proto-Turkicboĺfree; empty

via English bamboozle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbamboozleTo con, defraud, trick, to make a fool of, to...
2EnglishbamRepresenting a loud noise or heavy impact;...
3Englishbare-arse minimum—
Every word from Proto-Turkic boĺ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بوش →Every word from Turkish boş →