Where does “buroka” come from?
buroka (Hausa) comes from English Broken, from Middle English broken, from Old English brūcan, from Proto-West Germanic brūkan, from Proto-Germanic brūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- — to make use of; have enjoyment of.
buroka (Hausa): Nigerian Pidgin
Definitions
- Nigerian Pidgin
Ancestry of “buroka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Broken | Torres Strait Creole |
| 2 | Middle English | broken | to use, enjoy, digest |
| 3 | Old English | brūcan | to use, enjoy; to enjoy, brook, use, possess,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | brūkan | to use, to employ; to consume |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brūkaną | to make use of, employ, use, consume |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰruHg- | to make use of; have enjoyment of |