Where does “босилек” come from?

босилек (Macedonian) comes from Latin basilicum, from Ancient Greek βασιλικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

босилек (Macedonian): basil

Definitions

  1. basil

Ancestry of “босилек”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbasilicuma royal or princely robe; basil; nominative...
2Ancient Greekβασιλικόςroyal, kingly, regal
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →