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Where does “бе̏збо̄јан” come from?

бе̏збо̄јан (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian боја, from Ottoman Turkish بویا, from Old Anatolian Turkish boyaɣ, from Old Anatolian Turkish boδaɣ, from Proto-Turkic bodog, from Hungarian boldog — happy; blessed, beatified.

Ancestry of “бе̏збо̄јан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбојаcolor, tint; dye, colourant; suit in card games
2Ottoman Turkishبویاcolor; dye; paint
3Old Anatolian Turkishboyaɣdye
4Old Anatolian Turkishboδaɣ—
5Proto-Turkicbodogpaint, dye
6Hungarianboldoghappy; blessed, beatified

Words derived from “бе̏збо̄јан”

  • безбојно
  • безбојност
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