Where does “bok” come from?

bok (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bȏg, from Proto-Slavic bȍgъ — share, cut, wealth, luck.

bok (Serbo-Croatian): side; flank; hi

Definitions

  1. side; flank; hi

Ancestry of “bok”, step by step

bok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian bȏg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbȏggod
2Proto-Slavicbȍgъshare, cut, wealth, luck

via Proto-Slavic bokъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbokъside
Every word from Proto-Slavic bȍgъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian bȏg →