Where does “bór” come from?
bór (Czech) comes from German bor, from German Borax, from English borax, from Middle English boras, from Anglo-Norman boreis, from Medieval Latin baurach, from Arabic بَوْرَق, from Persian بوره.
bór (Czech): boron; genitive plural of bóra
Definitions
- boron; genitive plural of bóra
Ancestry of “bór”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | bor | — |
| 2 | German | Borax | borax |
| 3 | English | borax | A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a... |
| 4 | Middle English | boras | — |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | boreis | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | baurach | borax |
| 7 | Arabic | بَوْرَق | — |
| 8 | Persian | بوره | borax; sugar |
| 9 | Middle Persian | bwlk' | — |