Where does “boks torbası” come from?
boks torbası (Turkish) comes from Turkish boks, from Ottoman Turkish بوقس, from French boxe, from French boxer, from English box, from Latin bōx, from Ancient Greek βῶξ, from Ancient Greek βόαξ — army.
boks torbası (Turkish): punching bag
Definitions
- punching bag
Ancestry of “boks torbası”, step by step
boks torbası traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish boks
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | boks | boxing |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بوقس | — |
| 3 | French | boxe | Combat sport between two adversaries; Boxing;... |
| 4 | French | boxer | boxer; boxer shorts, boxers; to box |
| 5 | English | box | Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or... |
| 6 | Latin | bōx | a kind of marine fish |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βῶξ | box |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βόαξ | bogue (Boops boops) small fish |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 10 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |