Where does “پویراز” come from?

پویراز (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish فوریاز, from Greek βοριάς, from Ancient Greek Βορέας — the north wind, personified as Boreas; the North.

پویراز (Ottoman Turkish): bora, a cold and often dry northeasterly wind, which usually blows in violent gusts

Definitions

  1. bora, a cold and often dry northeasterly wind, which usually blows in violent gusts

Ancestry of “پویراز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishفوریازnorth wind
2Greekβοριάςnorth wind
3Ancient GreekΒορέαςthe north wind, personified as Boreas; the North
Every word from Ancient Greek Βορέας →Every word from Greek βοριάς →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish فوریاز →