Where does “boro” come from?

boro (Dongxiang) comes from Proto-Mongolic böxere, from Proto-Turkic bögür — kidney; kidney; side of body.

boro (Dongxiang): kidney; grey; dark

Definitions

  1. kidney; grey; dark

Ancestry of “boro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mongolicböxerekidney
2Proto-Turkicbögürkidney; kidney; side of body
Every word from Proto-Turkic bögür →Every word from Proto-Mongolic böxere →