Where does “ボルゾイ” come from?

ボルゾイ (Japanese) comes from Russian борзо́й, from Russian бо́рзый, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

ボルゾイ (Japanese): a borzoi

Definitions

  1. a borzoi

Ancestry of “ボルゾイ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianборзо́йswift
2Russianбо́рзыйswift, brisk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Russian бо́рзый →
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