Where does “ܒܘܪܟܐ” come from?
ܒܘܪܟܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Old Polish borak, from German Baracke, from French baraqué, from Valencian barraca.
ܒܘܪܟܐ (Classical Syriac): knee; kneeling, genuflection/genuflexion;...
Definitions
- knee; kneeling, genuflection/genuflexion;...
Ancestry of “ܒܘܪܟܐ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | borak | — |
| 2 | German | Baracke | shack, barrack |
| 3 | French | baraqué | buff, yoked, beefy; past participle of baraquer |
| 4 | Valencian | barraca | — |