Where does “Ebur-Bordo” come from?

Ebur-Bordo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto bordo, from French bord, from Old French bord, from Frankish bord, from Proto-Germanic burdą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

Ancestry of “Ebur-Bordo”, step by step

Ebur-Bordo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto bordo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantobordoshore; bank; border
2Frenchbordborder, edge, limit; boundary
3Old Frenchbordside of a ship, edge; a border
4Frankishbordplank, board; side of a ship or vessel; board,...
5Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Esperanto eburo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoeburoivory
2Latineburivory; a thing made of ivory; an elephant
3Demoticybivory, Elephantine
4Egyptianꜣbwcessation; elephant; elephant tusk
5Egyptianꜣbto stop, to take a break; to cease or stop; to...
6Proto-Afroasiatic*leb-

via French Côte d'Ivoire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCôte d'Ivoire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers-Every word from Proto-Germanic burdąEvery word from Frankish bord
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