Where does “boy” come from?

boy (Ladino) comes from Turkish boy, from Ottoman Turkish بوی, from Persian بوی, from Middle Persian 𐫁𐫇𐫏.

boy (Ladino): size; age

Definitions

  1. size; age

Ancestry of “boy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishboystature; size; tribe, clan
2Ottoman Turkishبویstature, height, length, size; tribe, clan;...
3Persianبویsmell, scent
4Middle Persian𐫁𐫇𐫏—
Every word from Middle Persian 𐫁𐫇𐫏 →Every word from Persian بوی →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بوی →