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Where does “боть” come from?

боть (Mongolian) comes from Tibetan པོ་ཏི, from Sanskrit पुस्तक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pōstaka.

боть (Mongolian): tome

Definitions

  1. tome

Ancestry of “боть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tibetanཔོ་ཏིvolume, book, scripture
2Sanskritपुस्तकa protuberant ornament, boss; book, manuscript,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpōstaka—
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