Where does “boerka” come from?
boerka (Dutch) comes from English 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.
boerka (Dutch): burka
Definitions
- burka
Ancestry of “boerka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | burka | An Islamic garment that covers the whole body,... |
| 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 |