Where does “buurisota” come from?
buurisota (Finnish) comes from Finnish buuri, from Afrikaans Boer, from Dutch Boer, from Middle Dutch bure, from Old Dutch būr, from Proto-West Germanic *būr, from Proto-Germanic būraz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
buurisota (Finnish): Either of the two Boer Wars fought in South Africa in 1880–1881 and 1899–1902
Definitions
- Either of the two Boer Wars fought in South Africa in 1880–1881 and 1899–1902
Ancestry of “buurisota”, step by step
buurisota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish buuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | buuri | Boer |
| 2 | Afrikaans | Boer | A Boer; an Afrikaner, especially an inhabitant or... |
| 3 | Dutch | Boer | a (male) farmer, peasant |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | bure | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | būr | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *būr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | būraz | room, chamber; dwelling, residence; dweller,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |