Where does “ބަބުރު” come from?

ބަބުރު (Dhivehi) comes from Sanskrit भ्रमरक, from Sanskrit भ्रमर, from Sanskrit भ्रम् — to wander or roam about.

ބަބުރު (Dhivehi): a black person

Definitions

  1. a black person

Ancestry of “ބަބުރު”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभ्रमरकa curl on the forehead L; a bee L; a ball for...
2Sanskritभ्रमरa large black bee, a kind of humble bee, any bee;...
3Sanskritभ्रम्to wander or roam about

Words derived from “ބަބުރު”

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