Where does “bōkāro” come from?
bōkāro (Marshallese) comes from Japanese 馬鹿野郎, from Japanese 馬鹿, from Sanskrit मोह, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máwǰʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mawǰʰ- ~ mawgʰ- — to err, to be foolish, to deviate.
bōkāro (Marshallese): stupid!, idiot!, dumbass!
Definitions
- stupid!, idiot!, dumbass!
Ancestry of “bōkāro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 馬鹿野郎 | idiot, moron, nimrod |
| 2 | Japanese | 馬鹿 | foolish, idiotic, stupid, ridiculous; useless,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मोह | loss of consciousness, bewilderment, perplexity,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | máwǰʰas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mawǰʰ- ~ mawgʰ- | to err, to be foolish, to deviate |