Where does “boz” come from?
boz (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بوز, 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.
Ancestry of “boz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بوز | ice; gray; Alternative form of بز |
| 2 | Turkish | büz | a large-sized water pipe generally made of... |
| 3 | French | buse | hawk or buzzard; idiot, fool; fail |
| 4 | Old French | buison | bush |
| 5 | Old French | bois | woodland; woods |
| 6 | Frankish | busk | bush; bush, thicket |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |