Where does “bocs” come from?

bocs (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bocsánat, from Hungarian bocsánik, from Proto-Turkic boĺ — free; empty.

bocs (Hungarian): bear cub; apols, soz

Definitions

  1. bear cub; apols, soz

Ancestry of “bocs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbocsánatsorry, pardon; pardon, forgiveness
2Hungarianbocsánik—
3Proto-Turkicboĺfree; empty

Words derived from “bocs”

Every word from Proto-Turkic boĺ →Every word from Hungarian bocsánik →Every word from Hungarian bocsánat →