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Where does “bors” come from?

bors (Albanian) comes from Albanian borë, from Proto-Albanian bārā, from Proto-Germanic bazaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- — to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot.

bors (Albanian): chaffinch

Definitions

  1. chaffinch

Ancestry of “bors”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianborësnow
2Proto-Albanianbārā—
3Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot

Words derived from “bors”

  • borës
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