Where does “босилок” come from?

босилок (Macedonian) comes from Ancient Greek βασιλικόν, from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus — chief; king.

босилок (Macedonian): basil

Definitions

  1. basil

Ancestry of “босилок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβασιλικόνroyal
2Ancient Greekβασιλεύςchief, master; king, lord, patron
3Proto-Hellenicgʷatiléuschief; king
Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus →Every word from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς →Every word from Ancient Greek βασιλικόν →