Where does “boku” come from?

boku (Polish) comes from Polish bok, from Old Polish bok, from Proto-Slavic bokъ — side.

boku (Polish): genitive singular of bok; locative singular of...

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of bok; locative singular of...

Ancestry of “boku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbokside
2Old Polishbokside, flank
3Proto-Slavicbokъside
Every word from Proto-Slavic bokъEvery word from Old Polish bokEvery word from Polish bok