Where does “boricua” come from?

boricua (English) comes from Spanish boricua, from Taíno borīkē, from Taíno borī, from Taíno bohi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli, from Proto-Austronesian bəli — to buy.

boricua (English): Puerto Rican

Definitions

  1. Puerto Rican

Ancestry of “boricua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishboricuaPuerto Rican
2Taínoborīkēhomeland of the people
3Taínoborīhome people
4Taínobohihouse, dwelling, shelter
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəlito buy
6Proto-Austronesianbəlito buy
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəli →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli →Every word from Taíno bohi →