Where does “боиче” come from?

боиче (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian боја, from Ottoman Turkish بویا, from Old Anatolian Turkish boyaɣ, from Old Anatolian Turkish boδaɣ, from Proto-Turkic bodog, from Hungarian boldog — happy; blessed, beatified.

Ancestry of “боиче”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianбојаcolor; paint, dye; suit in card games
2Ottoman Turkishبویاcolor; dye; paint
3Old Anatolian Turkishboyaɣdye
4Old Anatolian Turkishboδaɣ—
5Proto-Turkicbodogpaint, dye
6Hungarianboldoghappy; blessed, beatified
Every word from Hungarian boldog →
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