Where does “bokoli” come from?
bokoli (Romani) comes from Middle Armenian բոկեղ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- — to bake, to roast, to fry.
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Ancestry of “bokoli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Armenian | բոկեղ | a kind of round soft bread |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |