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Where does “بوزه” come from?

بوزه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian بوزه, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

Ancestry of “بوزه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبوزهbeer; boza
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “بوزه”

  • bosa
  • boza
  • boza
  • боза
  • boza
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →