Where does “боза” come from?
боза (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بوزه, from Persian بوزه, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".
боза (Serbo-Croatian): bosa
Ancestry of “боза”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بوزه | — |
| 2 | Persian | بوزه | beer; boza |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |