Where does “burka” come from?
burka (Czech) comes from Polish burka, from Russian бурка, from Russian бури́ть, from Russian бур, from Dutch boor, from Middle Dutch bore, from Dutch boren, from Middle Dutch bōren — to pierce; to strike; brown.
burka (Czech): A dress made from felt or karakul (the short curly fur of young lambs of the breed of that name), traditionally worn by men of the Caucasus region
Definitions
- A dress made from felt or karakul (the short curly fur of young lambs of the breed of that name), traditionally worn by men of the Caucasus region
Ancestry of “burka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | burka | burka |
| 2 | Russian | бурка | a liver chestnut horse a horse with a dark reddish or reddish-brown coat |
| 3 | Russian | бури́ть | to bore (a hole) |
| 4 | Russian | бур | Boer; bore, drill, auger |
| 5 | Dutch | boor | drill; boron |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | bore | — |
| 7 | Dutch | boren | to drill |
| 8 | Middle Dutch | bōren | to drill |
| 9 | Old Dutch | boron | to drill, bore |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | burōną | to drill, pierce; to bore |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |