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Where does “بویاجی” come from?

بویاجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بویا, from Old Anatolian Turkish boyaɣ, from Old Anatolian Turkish boδaɣ, from Proto-Turkic bodog, from Hungarian boldog — happy; blessed, beatified.

بویاجی (Ottoman Turkish): dyer

Definitions

  1. dyer

Ancestry of “بویاجی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبویاcolor; dye; paint
2Old Anatolian Turkishboyaɣdye
3Old Anatolian Turkishboδaɣ—
4Proto-Turkicbodogpaint, dye
5Hungarianboldoghappy; blessed, beatified

Words derived from “بویاجی”

  • boyacı
  • Բոյաջյան
  • պոյաճի
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