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Where does “bursa” come from?

bursa (Northern Sami) comes from Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα — the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...

bursa (Northern Sami): purse; wallet; stock market

Definitions

  1. purse; wallet; stock market

Ancestry of “bursa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbursaoxhide, animal skin; purse, especially one made...
2Ancient Greekβύρσαthe skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...
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