Where does “боја” come from?
боја (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بویا, from Old Anatolian Turkish boyaɣ, from Old Anatolian Turkish boδaɣ, from Proto-Turkic bodog, from Hungarian boldog — happy; blessed, beatified.
боја (Serbo-Croatian): color, tint; dye, colourant; suit in card games
Definitions
- color, tint; dye, colourant; suit in card games
Ancestry of “боја”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بویا | color; dye; paint |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | boyaɣ | dye |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | boδaɣ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | bodog | paint, dye |
| 5 | Hungarian | boldog | happy; blessed, beatified |
Words derived from “боја”