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Where does “ბორბოქი” come from?

ბორბოქი (Georgian) comes from Old Armenian բորբոք, from Old Armenian բորբ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰo-bʰr-o-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- — to boil, brew.

ბორბოქი (Georgian): grumbling, grumpiness; angriness

Definitions

  1. grumbling, grumpiness; angriness

Ancestry of “ბორბოქი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianբորբոքheat, violent heat, inflammation, fire;...
2Old Armenianբորբbright, aflame, burning; abundant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰo-bʰr-o-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerw-to boil, brew
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