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Where does “burka” come from?

burka (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian bürök, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

burka (Hungarian): burka, burqa; third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. burka, burqa; third-person singular...

Ancestry of “burka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbürökhemlock
2EnglishFrogAlternative form of frog
3Portuguesefrocoflock
4Latinfloccustuft, wisp of wool
5Frankishflokkodown, wool, flock
6Proto-Germanic*flukkô—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
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