Where does “boy” come from?

boy (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بوی, from Persian بوی, from Middle Persian 𐫁𐫇𐫏.

boy (Turkish): stature; size; tribe, clan

Definitions

  1. stature; size; tribe, clan

Ancestry of “boy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبویstature, height, length, size; tribe, clan;...
2Persianبویsmell, scent
3Middle Persian𐫁𐫇𐫏—

Words derived from “boy”

Every word from Middle Persian 𐫁𐫇𐫏 →Every word from Persian بوی →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بوی →
boy — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer