Where does “boi” come from?

boi (Polish) comes from Polish boja, from German Boje, from Dutch boye.

boi (Polish): inflection of boja: ## genitive/dative/locative...

Definitions

  1. inflection of boja: ## genitive/dative/locative...

Ancestry of “boi”, step by step

boi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish boja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbojabuoy
2GermanBojebuoy
3Dutchboye—

via Polish bać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbaćto fear, to be afraid of
2Proto-Slavicbojàtito fear, to be afraid
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Dutch boye →Every word from German Boje →Every word from Polish boja →