Where does “borzoi” come from?

borzoi (Malay) comes from English borzoi, from Russian борзо́й, from Russian бо́рзый, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

borzoi (Malay): borzoi

Definitions

  1. borzoi

Ancestry of “borzoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishborzoiA dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to...
2Russianборзо́йswift
3Russianбо́рзыйswift, brisk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Russian бо́рзый →