Where does “boku” come from?
boku (Nigerian Pidgin) comes from French beaucoup, from Old French biau cop, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
boku (Nigerian Pidgin): a lot
Ancestry of “boku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | beaucoup | much, very much, a lot |
| 2 | Old French | biau cop | a lot; much |
| 3 | Latin | bellus | beautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,... |
| 4 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 5 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |