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Where does “bora” come from?

bora (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic burōną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

bora (Old Norse): to bore; a drilling hole; inflection of borr: ##...

Definitions

  1. to bore; a drilling hole; inflection of borr: ##...

Ancestry of “bora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicburōnąto drill, pierce; to bore
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “bora”

  • poranterä
  • poran
  • porautua
  • porata
  • akkuporakone
  • nurmipora
  • pora
  • porauslautta
  • upotuspora
  • porausreikä
  • poraus
  • poraaja
  • öljynporaustorni
  • öljynporaus
  • iskupora
  • öljynporaaja
  • omenapora
  • borra
  • borrmaskin
  • bora
  • borer
  • bore
  • bora
  • bori
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