Where does “boială” come from?

boială (Romanian) comes from Romanian boi, 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.

boială (Romanian): painting (of an object)

Definitions

  1. painting (of an object)

Ancestry of “boială”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianboistature, appearance, mien, habitus; to paint; to...
2Romanianboiapaint
3Ottoman Turkishبویاcolor; dye; paint
4Old Anatolian Turkishboyaɣdye
5Old Anatolian Turkishboδaɣ—
6Proto-Turkicbodogpaint, dye
7Hungarianboldoghappy; blessed, beatified
Every word from Hungarian boldog →