Where does “באָס” come from?
באָס (Yiddish) comes from Russian босс, 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 — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
באָס (Yiddish): boss
Definitions
- boss
Ancestry of “באָס”, step by step
באָס traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian босс
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | босс | boss |
| 2 | English | boss | A person who oversees and directs the work of... |
| 3 | Middle English | bos | — |
| 4 | Old French | boce | swelling |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | bottia | bump |
| 6 | Frankish | bottija | — |
| 7 | Frankish | bōtan | to strike, knock down |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
via Ukrainian бос
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | бос | boss |