Etymology

boza

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Today it means: a fermented drink made from wheat or millet Full definition →

Turkish boza ← Ottoman Turkish بوزه ← xqa بخسى
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  1. xqa · derived fromبخسم
  2. xqa · derived fromبخسى
  3. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromبوزه
  4. Turkish · derived fromboza
  5. English todayboza

From Turkish boza. Derived from Ottoman Turkish بوزه (boza), from Karakhanid بخسى (buxsıː) or Karakhanid بخسم (buxsum). Nişanyan argues that the direction of interaction between Persian buχsum and the Turkish is unclear.

Words from the same roots

Ottoman Turkishبوزه all →

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