Where does “bouzouki” come from?

bouzouki (French) comes from Greek μπουζούκι, from Turkish bozuk, from Turkish bozmak, from Ottoman Turkish بوزمق, from Proto-Turkic buŕ- — to damage, destroy.

bouzouki (French): bouzouki

Definitions

  1. bouzouki

Ancestry of “bouzouki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμπουζούκιbouzouki, stringed musical instrument similar to...
2Turkishbozukout of order; rotten
3Turkishbozmakto blemish, to blight, to spoil or ruin; to...
4Ottoman Turkishبوزمقto demolish, knock down, pull down, to destroy a building
5Proto-Turkicbuŕ-to damage, destroy
Every word from Proto-Turkic buŕ- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بوزمق →Every word from Turkish bozmak →
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