Where does “bȅzbōjan” come from?

bȅzbōjan (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bez, from Ottoman Turkish بز, from Persian بز, from Proto-Iranian bujáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰuȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-, from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣V, from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣V — young he-goat.

bȅzbōjan (Serbo-Croatian): colorless

Definitions

  1. colorless

Ancestry of “bȅzbōjan”, step by step

bȅzbōjan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian bez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbezwithout, excluding, not counting; linen, canvas;...
2Ottoman Turkishبزwe; goat; cloth, vestment, fabric
3Persianبزgoat
4Proto-Iranianbujáhgoat
5Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰuȷ́ásgoat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
7Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V
8Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat

via Serbo-Croatian boja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbojacolor, 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 “bȅzbōjan

Every word from Proto-North Caucasian bVc̣VEvery word from Proto-North Caucasian bVχc̣VEvery word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuǵ-