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Where does “בור” come from?

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

בור (Hebrew): hole, pit; fallow, uncultivated land; ignoramus,...

Definitions

  1. hole, pit; fallow, uncultivated land; ignoramus,...

Ancestry of “בור”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbor—
2GermanBoraxborax
3EnglishboraxA white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a...
4Middle Englishboras—
5Anglo-Normanboreis—
6Medieval Latinbaurachborax
7Arabicبَوْرَق—
8Persianبورهborax; sugar
9Middle Persianbwlk'—
Every word from Middle Persian bwlk' →