Where does “بونجه” come from?
بونجه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بو, from Proto-Turkic bu — this.
بونجه (Ottoman Turkish): so much; this much
Ancestry of “بونجه”, step by step
بونجه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish بو
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بو | this; Alternative form of بوی |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | bu | this |
via Ottoman Turkish ـجه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | ـجه | like, -like, -ly; -ish; as if, as though; in the way of |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | *-če | Suffix expressing the equative case |