Where does “borum” come from?
borum (New Latin) comes from Arabic بَوْرَق, from Persian بوره, from Middle Persian bwlk'.
Ancestry of “borum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بَوْرَق | — |
| 2 | Persian | بوره | borax; sugar |
| 3 | Middle Persian | bwlk' | — |