Where does “البوسفور” come from?

البوسفور (Arabic) comes from French Bosphore, from Ancient Greek Βόσπορος, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.

البوسفور (Arabic): the Bosporus, the Bosphorus

Definitions

  1. the Bosporus, the Bosphorus

Ancestry of “البوسفور”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchBosphoreBosphorus (A strait that passes through Istanbul)
2Ancient GreekΒόσποροςBosporus
3Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
4Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
5Proto-Hellenic*péryō—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *péryō →Every word from Ancient Greek πείρω →Every word from Ancient Greek πόρος →