Where does “boçik” come from?

boçik (Zazaki) comes from Armenian պոչիկ, from Armenian -իկ, from Middle Armenian -իկ, from Old Armenian -իկ, from Old Armenian պատ-եմ.

boçik (Zazaki): tail

Definitions

  1. tail

Ancestry of “boçik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianպոչիկDiminutive of պոչ; tailbone, coccyx
2Armenian-իկforming diminutives or terms expressing affection
3Middle Armenian-իկforming diminutives
4Old Armenian-իկforming diminutives; forming agent nouns and...
5Old Armenianպատ-եմ—
Every word from Old Armenian պատ-եմ →Every word from Old Armenian -իկ →Every word from Armenian -իկ →