Where does “ბუზი” come from?
ბუზი (Laz) comes from Ottoman Turkish بوز, from Turkish büz, from French buse, from Old French buison, from Old French bois, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
ბუზი (Laz): ice
Definitions
- ice
Ancestry of “ბუზი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بوز | ice; gray; Alternative form of بز |
| 2 | Turkish | büz | a large-sized water pipe generally made of... |
| 3 | French | buse | hawk or buzzard; idiot, fool; fail |
| 4 | Old French | buison | bush |
| 5 | Old French | bois | woodland; woods |
| 6 | Frankish | busk | bush; bush, thicket |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |