Where does “kibosh” come from?
kibosh (English) comes from English bosh, from Turkish boş, from Ottoman Turkish بوش, from Proto-Turkic boĺ — free; empty.
kibosh (English): A checking or restraining element. Only used in...
Definitions
- A checking or restraining element. Only used in...
Ancestry of “kibosh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bosh | Nonsense; 1904, Wells, H G, chapter 1, in The... |
| 2 | Turkish | boş | empty, unoccupied, free |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | بوش | empty, unoccupied, free, vacant |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | boĺ | free; empty |