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
Ancestry of “bocs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | bocsánat | sorry, pardon; pardon, forgiveness |
| 2 | Hungarian | bocsánik | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | boĺ | free; empty |
Words derived from “bocs”