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
- to fear, be afraid of; to color; to dye
Ancestry of “бојати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | боја | color, tint; dye, colourant; suit in card games |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بویا | color; dye; paint |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | boyaɣ | dye |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | boδaɣ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | bodog | paint, dye |
| 6 | Hungarian | boldog | happy; blessed, beatified |