Where does “boyayí” come from?

boyayí (Ladino) comes from Turkish boyamak, from Ottoman Turkish بویامق, from Proto-Turkic *boda-.

boyayí (Ladino): painter

Definitions

  1. painter

Ancestry of “boyayí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishboyamakto paint, dye, color
2Ottoman Turkishبویامقto paint, color, dye
3Proto-Turkic*boda-—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *boda- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بویامق →Every word from Turkish boyamak →