Where does “бос” come from?

бос (Southern Altai) comes from Proto-Turkic boŕ, from Iranian bor.

бос (Southern Altai): gray

Definitions

  1. gray

Ancestry of “бос”, step by step

бос traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Turkic boŕ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicboŕgrey
2Iranianbor—

via Arabic بَزّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَزّpiece of clothing; clothing
Every word from Iranian bor →Every word from Proto-Turkic boŕ →
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