Where does “borsýra” come from?

borsýra (Faroese) comes from Faroese sýra, from Old Norse sýra, from Proto-Germanic sūrą.

borsýra (Faroese): boric acid

Definitions

  1. boric acid

Ancestry of “borsýra”, step by step

borsýra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese sýra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesýraacid; sorrel; LSD
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—

via Faroese bor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseborborine
Every word from Proto-Germanic sūrą →Every word from Old Norse sýra →Every word from Faroese sýra →