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Where does “boreis” come from?

boreis (Anglo-Norman) comes from Medieval Latin baurach, from Arabic بَوْرَق, from Persian بوره, from Middle Persian bwlk'.

Ancestry of “boreis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbaurachborax
2Arabicبَوْرَق—
3Persianبورهborax; sugar
4Middle Persianbwlk'—

Words derived from “boreis”

  • borax
  • boraciferous
  • boras
  • cnapbhórás
  • bórás
  • bórásach
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