Where does “buxur” come from?

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

buxur (Icelandic): trousers, pants

Definitions

  1. trousers, pants

Ancestry of “buxur”, step by step

buxur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic بخور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبخورincense
2Arabicخ
3Arabicحب; ج

via Middle Low German buxe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbuxe
2Middle Low Germanhôse

Words derived from “buxur

Every word from Arabic حEvery word from Arabic خEvery word from Arabic بخور
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