Where does “بوية” come from?
بوية (Hijazi Arabic) comes from English boy, from Middle English boye, from Old English bōia, from Proto-Germanic bōjô, from Proto-Germanic bō-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰā- — to say.
بوية (Hijazi Arabic): paint, tint
Definitions
- paint, tint
Ancestry of “بوية”, step by step
بوية traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English boy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | boy | A young male; A male child: a son of any age; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | boye | servant, commoner, knave, boy |
| 3 | Old English | bōia | boy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bōjô | younger brother, young male relation |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bō- | A stem meaning "father, brother, close male... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰā- | to say |
via Ottoman Turkish بویا
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بویا | color; dye; paint |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | boyaɣ | dye |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | boδaɣ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | bodog | paint, dye |
| 5 | Hungarian | boldog | happy; blessed, beatified |
via Arabic ـة
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | ـة | — |