Where does “ブイ” come from?
ブイ (Japanese) comes from Russian Буй, from Dutch boei, from Middle Dutch boeye, from Old French boie, from Latin boia, from Ancient Greek βοείη, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus — army.
ブイ (Japanese): The name of the Latin-script letter V; a buoy
Definitions
- The name of the Latin-script letter V; a buoy
Ancestry of “ブイ”, step by step
ブイ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian Буй
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Буй | buoy |
| 2 | Dutch | boei | buoy; shackle |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | boeye | life buoy; float, buoy; shackle, fetter |
| 4 | Old French | boie | bond, chain; fetter, chain, clog |
| 5 | Latin | boia | fetter, collar for the neck |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βοείη | ox hide |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 8 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via American English buoy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American English | buoy | A float moored in water to mark a location, warn... |
| 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 English vee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vee | The name of the Latin-script letter V; Something... |