Where does “Buran” come from?

Buran (English) comes from Russian бура́н, from Turkic буран.

Buran (English): A Soviet spacecraft, modeled after the American Space Shuttle

Definitions

  1. A Soviet spacecraft, modeled after the American Space Shuttle

Ancestry of “Buran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбура́нsnowstorm
2Turkicбуран—
Every word from Turkic буран →Every word from Russian бура́н →