Where does “պօզ” come from?
պօզ (Middle Armenian) 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.
Ancestry of “պօզ”, 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 |