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
Ancestry of “boricua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | boricua | Puerto Rican |
| 2 | Taíno | borīkē | homeland of the people |
| 3 | Taíno | borī | home people |
| 4 | Taíno | bohi | house, dwelling, shelter |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | bəli | to buy |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | bəli | to buy |