Where does “пос” come from?

пос (Northern Altai) comes from Proto-Turkic boŕ, from Iranian bor.

пос (Northern Altai): gray, grey

Definitions

  1. gray, grey

Ancestry of “пос”, step by step

пос traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Turkic boŕ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicboŕgrey
2Iranianbor—

via Arabic بَزّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَزّpiece of clothing; clothing
Every word from Iranian bor →Every word from Proto-Turkic boŕ →