Where does “burek” come from?

burek (English) comes from Ottoman Turkish بورك, from Proto-Turkic *börük — hat, cap.

burek (English): A type of baked or fried filled pastry of the...

Definitions

  1. A type of baked or fried filled pastry of the...

Ancestry of “burek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبوركa name of various kinds of pastry; or a cake of...
2Proto-Turkic*börükhat, cap
Every word from Proto-Turkic *börükEvery word from Ottoman Turkish بورك