Where does “بوز” come from?
بوز (Ottoman Turkish) comes 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.
بوز (Ottoman Turkish): ice; gray; Alternative form of بز
Definitions
- ice; gray; Alternative form of بز
Ancestry of “بوز”, step by step
بوز traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish büz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | büz | a large-sized water pipe generally made of... |
| 2 | French | buse | hawk or buzzard; idiot, fool; fail |
| 3 | Old French | buison | bush |
| 4 | Old French | bois | woodland; woods |
| 5 | Frankish | busk | bush; bush, thicket |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |