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Where does “بوقس” come from?

بوقس (Ottoman Turkish) comes from French boxe, from French boxer, from English box, from Latin bōx, from Ancient Greek βῶξ, from Ancient Greek βόαξ, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus — army.

Ancestry of “بوقس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchboxeCombat sport between two adversaries; Boxing;...
2Frenchboxerboxer; boxer shorts, boxers; to box
3EnglishboxSenses relating to a three-dimensional object or...
4Latinbōx—
5Ancient Greekβῶξbox
6Ancient Greekβόαξ—
7Ancient Greekβοῦςcow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι...
8LatincorvusA raven; a bird associated with prophecy and...
9Proto-Italickorwos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
13Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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