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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | бурка | a liver chestnut horse a horse with a dark reddish or reddish-brown coat |
| 2 | Russian | бури́ть | to bore (a hole) |
| 3 | Russian | бур | Boer; bore, drill, auger |
| 4 | Dutch | boor | drill; boron |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | bore | — |
| 6 | Dutch | boren | to drill |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | bōren | to drill |
| 8 | Old Dutch | boron | to drill, bore |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | burōną | to drill, pierce; to bore |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
via Arabic بُرْقُع
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بُرْقُع | veil |