Where does “boi” come from?

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

boi (Romanian): stature, appearance, mien, habitus; to paint; to...

Definitions

  1. stature, appearance, mien, habitus; to paint; to...

Ancestry of “boi”, step by step

boi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian boia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianboiapaint
2Ottoman Turkishبویاcolor; dye; paint
3Old Anatolian Turkishboyaɣdye
4Old Anatolian Turkishboδaɣ—
5Proto-Turkicbodogpaint, dye
6Hungarianboldoghappy; blessed, beatified

via Ottoman Turkish بوی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبویstature, height, length, size; tribe, clan;...
2Persianبویsmell, scent
3Middle Persian𐫁𐫇𐫏—

Words derived from “boi”

Every word from Hungarian boldog →Every word from Proto-Turkic bodog →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish boδaɣ →