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Where does “buxnaklauf” come from?

buxnaklauf (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic buxur, from Arabic بخور, from Arabic خ, from Arabic ح — ب; ج.

buxnaklauf (Icelandic): fly

Definitions

  1. fly

Ancestry of “buxnaklauf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbuxurtrousers, pants
2Arabicبخورincense
3Arabicخ—
4Arabicحب; ج
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