Where does “boç” come from?
boç (Mirandese) comes from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
boç (Mirandese): voice
Ancestry of “boç”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | vōx | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | wōks | voice |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |