Where does “บอส” come from?

บอส (Thai) comes from English boss, from Middle English bos, from Old French boce, from Vulgar Latin bottia, from Frankish bottija, from Frankish bōtan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

บอส (Thai): boss (in a firm or video game)

Definitions

  1. boss (in a firm or video game)

Ancestry of “บอส”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbossA person who oversees and directs the work of...
2Middle Englishbos
3Old Frenchboceswelling
4Vulgar Latinbottiabump
5Frankishbottija
6Frankishbōtanto strike, knock down
7Proto-Germanicbautanąto beat, push
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewd-to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd-Every word from Proto-Germanic bautaną