Where does “Borax” come from?

Borax (German) comes from English borax, from Middle English boras, from Anglo-Norman boreis, from Medieval Latin baurach, from Arabic بَوْرَق, from Persian بوره, from Middle Persian bwlk'.

Borax (German): borax

Definitions

  1. borax

Ancestry of “Borax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboraxA white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a...
2Middle Englishboras—
3Anglo-Normanboreis—
4Medieval Latinbaurachborax
5Arabicبَوْرَق—
6Persianبورهborax; sugar
7Middle Persianbwlk'—

Words derived from “Borax”

Every word from Middle Persian bwlk' →Every word from Persian بوره →Every word from Arabic بَوْرَق →