Where does “בורג” come from?

בורג (Hebrew) comes from Arabic بُرْغِيّ, from Ottoman Turkish بورغو, from Proto-Turkic *burgu — trumpet.

בורג (Hebrew): A screw, a bolt: a threaded fastener

Definitions

  1. A screw, a bolt: a threaded fastener

Ancestry of “בורג”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبُرْغِيّscrew, bolt
2Ottoman Turkishبورغوscrew, auger
3Proto-Turkic*burgutrumpet
Every word from Proto-Turkic *burgu →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بورغو →Every word from Arabic بُرْغِيّ →