Where does “burka” come from?

burka (English) comes from Russian бурка, from Russian бури́ть, from Russian бур, from Dutch boor, from Middle Dutch bore, from Dutch boren, from Middle Dutch bōren, from Old Dutch boron — to pierce; to strike; brown.

burka (English): An Islamic garment that covers the whole body,...

Definitions

  1. An Islamic garment that covers the whole body,...

Ancestry of “burka”, step by step

burka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian бурка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбуркаa liver chestnut horse a horse with a dark reddish or reddish-brown coat
2Russianбури́тьto bore (a hole)
3RussianбурBoer; bore, drill, auger
4Dutchboordrill; boron
5Middle Dutchbore
6Dutchborento drill
7Middle Dutchbōrento drill
8Old Dutchboronto drill, bore
9Proto-Germanicburōnąto drill, pierce; to bore
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Arabic بُرْقُع

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبُرْقُعveil

Words derived from “burka

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH-