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

  1. A checking or restraining element. Only used in...

Ancestry of “kibosh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboshNonsense; 1904, Wells, H G, chapter 1, in The...
2Turkishboşempty, unoccupied, free
3Ottoman Turkishبوشempty, unoccupied, free, vacant
4Proto-Turkicboĺfree; empty
Every word from Proto-Turkic boĺ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بوش →Every word from Turkish boş →