Where does “보르조이” come from?

보르조이 (Korean) comes from Russian борзо́й, from Russian бо́рзый, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

보르조이 (Korean): a borzoi dog

Definitions

  1. a borzoi dog

Ancestry of “보르조이”, 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 →