Where does “bûor” come from?

bûor (Khalaj) comes from Persian بور, from French bore, from French borax, from English borax, from Middle English boras, from Anglo-Norman boreis, from Medieval Latin baurach, from Arabic بَوْرَق.

bûor (Khalaj): nut-brown

Definitions

  1. nut-brown

Ancestry of “bûor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبورfair, blonde; reddish brown, bay; brown
2Frenchboreboron
3Frenchboraxborax
4EnglishboraxA white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a...
5Middle Englishboras—
6Anglo-Normanboreis—
7Medieval Latinbaurachborax
8Arabicبَوْرَق—
9Persianبورهborax; sugar
10Middle Persianbwlk'—
Every word from Middle Persian bwlk' →Every word from Persian بوره →Every word from Arabic بَوْرَق →