Where does “buz” come from?
buz (Turkish) comes from French buse, from Old French buison, from Old French bois, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
buz (Turkish): a large-sized water pipe generally made of...
Definitions
- a large-sized water pipe generally made of...
Ancestry of “buz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | buse | hawk or buzzard; idiot, fool; fail |
| 2 | Old French | buison | bush |
| 3 | Old French | bois | woodland; woods |
| 4 | Frankish | busk | bush; bush, thicket |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |