Where does “bolo” come from?

bolo (Lingala) comes from French bore, from French borax, from English borax, from Middle English boras, from Anglo-Norman boreis, from Medieval Latin baurach, from Arabic بَوْرَق, from Persian بوره.

bolo (Lingala): boron

Definitions

  1. boron

Ancestry of “bolo”, step by step

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