Where does “boksörlük” come from?
boksörlük (Turkish) comes from Turkish boksör, from Ottoman Turkish بوقسور, from French boxeur, from French boxer, from English box, from Latin bōx, from Ancient Greek βῶξ, from Ancient Greek βόαξ — army.
boksörlük (Turkish): The art of a boxer
Ancestry of “boksörlük”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | boksör | boxer |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بوقسور | — |
| 3 | French | boxeur | boxer |
| 4 | French | boxer | boxer; boxer shorts, boxers; to box |
| 5 | English | box | Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or... |
| 6 | Latin | bōx | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βῶξ | box |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βόαξ | — |
| 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 |