Where does “בויטשיק” come from?
בויטשיק (Yiddish) comes from Russian ма́льчик, from Russian -и́к, from Latin -icum, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
בויטשיק (Yiddish): a young boy
Definitions
- a young boy
Ancestry of “בויטשיק”, step by step
בויטשיק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ма́льчик
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ма́льчик | boy |
| 2 | Russian | -и́к | er, -or, -ant, -ic, -ist |
| 3 | Latin | -icum | nominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English boy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | boy | A young male; A male child: a son of any age; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | boye | servant, commoner, knave, boy |
| 3 | Old English | bōia | boy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bōjô | younger brother, young male relation |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bō- | A stem meaning "father, brother, close male... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰā- | to say |