Where does “boya” come from?
boya (Swahili) comes from Portuguese bóia, from Old French buie, from Latin boia, from Ancient Greek βοείη, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós — army.
boya (Swahili): buoy; float used to hold up a fishing net
Definitions
- buoy; float used to hold up a fishing net
Ancestry of “boya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | bóia | Superseded spelling of boia |
| 2 | Old French | buie | fetter, chain |
| 3 | Latin | boia | fetter, collar for the neck |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βοείη | ox hide |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 6 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |