Where does “Borat” come from?
Borat (German) comes from Catalan bor, from French bore, from French borax, from English borax, from Middle English boras, from Anglo-Norman boreis, from Medieval Latin baurach, from Arabic بَوْرَق.
Borat (German): borate
Ancestry of “Borat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | bor | boron |
| 2 | French | bore | boron |
| 3 | French | borax | — |
| 4 | English | borax | A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a... |
| 5 | Middle English | boras | — |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | boreis | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | baurach | borax |
| 8 | Arabic | بَوْرَق | — |
| 9 | Persian | بوره | borax; sugar |
| 10 | Middle Persian | bwlk' | — |
Words derived from “Borat”