Where does “καραμπογιά” come from?

καραμπογιά (Greek) comes from Ottoman Turkish بویا, from Old Anatolian Turkish boyaɣ, from Old Anatolian Turkish boδaɣ, from Proto-Turkic bodog, from Hungarian boldog — happy; blessed, beatified.

καραμπογιά (Greek): black paint

Definitions

  1. black paint

Ancestry of “καραμπογιά”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبویاcolor; dye; paint
2Old Anatolian Turkishboyaɣdye
3Old Anatolian Turkishboδaɣ—
4Proto-Turkicbodogpaint, dye
5Hungarianboldoghappy; blessed, beatified
Every word from Hungarian boldog →