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Where does “hurla burla” come from?

hurla burla (Irish) comes from English hurlyburly, from English hurling, from English hurl, from English hurlen.

hurla burla (Irish): hurlyburly

Definitions

  1. hurlyburly

Ancestry of “hurla burla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhurlyburlyA noisy and disorderly tumult and confusion,...
2EnglishhurlingThe act by which something is hurled or thrown;...
3EnglishhurlTo throw with force; To utter , especially at...
4Englishhurlen—
Every word from English hurlen →