Where does “buksyras” come from?
buksyras (Lithuanian) comes from Russian букси́р, from German Bugsierer, from German bugsieren, from Dutch boegseren, from Portuguese puxar, from Old Portuguese puxar, from Latin pulsāre, from Latin pulsus — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
buksyras (Lithuanian): tug-boat
Definitions
- tug-boat
Ancestry of “buksyras”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | букси́р | tug, tugboat, towboat |
| 2 | German | Bugsierer | tugboat, tug, towboat |
| 3 | German | bugsieren | to tow a ship; to put something in a place; to... |
| 4 | Dutch | boegseren | to tug, to tow by rowing |
| 5 | Portuguese | puxar | to pull; to drag; to draw a weapon |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | puxar | — |
| 7 | Latin | pulsāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | pulsus | pulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked... |
| 9 | Latin | pellō | to push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | pelnō | approach, go to; bring close |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |