Where does “бојати” come from?

бојати (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.

бојати (Serbo-Croatian): to fear, be afraid of; to color; to dye

Definitions

  1. to fear, be afraid of; to color; to dye

Ancestry of “бојати”, step by step

бојати traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian боја

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

via Serbo-Croatian ти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianтиyou sg
2Proto-Slavictyyou
3Proto-Balto-Slavictūˀyou
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

via Proto-Slavic bojàti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbojàtito fear, to be afraid
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Hungarian boldog →Every word from Proto-Turkic bodog →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish boδaɣ →