Where does “bok” come from?

bok (Silesian) comes from Old Polish bok, from Proto-Slavic bokъ — side.

bok (Silesian): side, flank

Definitions

  1. side, flank

Ancestry of “bok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishbokside, flank
2Proto-Slavicbokъside
Every word from Proto-Slavic bokъ →Every word from Old Polish bok →
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