Where does “бор” come from?

бор (Kazakh) comes from Russian бор, from French bore, from French borax, from English borax, from Middle English boras, from Anglo-Norman boreis, from Medieval Latin baurach, from Arabic بَوْرَق.

бор (Kazakh): chalk; boron

Definitions

  1. chalk; boron

Ancestry of “бор”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianборboron; pinewood, pine forest; drill
2Frenchboreboron
3Frenchboraxborax
4EnglishboraxA white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a...
5Middle Englishboras—
6Anglo-Normanboreis—
7Medieval Latinbaurachborax
8Arabicبَوْرَق—
9Persianبورهborax; sugar
10Middle Persianbwlk'—

Words derived from “бор”

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