Where does “bora” come from?
Bora comes from Latin boreas, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς, a wind deity personifying the north wind.
bora (English): A initiation ceremony for males among the...
Definitions
- A initiation ceremony for males among the...
Ancestry of “bora”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Assamese | বৰা | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वराह | boar, hog, pig, wild boar; cloud; bull |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अवतार | avatar: descent , appearance of any deity upon... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अव | off, away; down; this |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háwa | away from, off; down |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | — |