Where does “booki” come from?

booki (Aukan) comes from Sranan Tongo broki, from Dutch brug, from Middle Dutch brugge, from Old Dutch brugga, from Proto-West Germanic bruggju, from Proto-Germanic brugjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- — to boil, brew.

booki (Aukan): bridge

Definitions

  1. bridge

Ancestry of “booki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sranan Tongobrokibridge
2Dutchbrugbridge; A substantive connection in a discourse...
3Middle Dutchbruggebridge; Bruges
4Old Dutchbruggabridge
5Proto-West Germanicbruggjubridge
6Proto-Germanicbrugjǭbridge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerw-to boil, brew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw-