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

Every word from Middle Persian bwlk'Every word from Persian بورهEvery word from Arabic بَوْرَق
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