Where does “bórás” come from?

bórás (Irish) comes from Middle English boras, from Anglo-Norman boreis, from Medieval Latin baurach, from Arabic بَوْرَق, from Persian بوره, from Middle Persian bwlk'.

bórás (Irish): borax

Definitions

  1. borax

Ancestry of “bórás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishboras—
2Anglo-Normanboreis—
3Medieval Latinbaurachborax
4Arabicبَوْرَق—
5Persianبورهborax; sugar
6Middle Persianbwlk'—

Words derived from “bórás”

Every word from Middle Persian bwlk' →Every word from Persian بوره →Every word from Arabic بَوْرَق →