Where does “boj” come from?
boj (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German boie, from Middle Dutch boeye, from Old French boie, from Latin boia, from Ancient Greek βοείη, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos — army.
boj (Swedish): buoy; a moored float; baize
Definitions
- buoy; a moored float; baize
Ancestry of “boj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | boie | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | boeye | life buoy; float, buoy; shackle, fetter |
| 3 | Old French | boie | bond, chain; fetter, chain, clog |
| 4 | Latin | boia | fetter, collar for the neck |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βοείη | ox hide |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 7 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |