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Where does “borsuk” come from?

borsuk (Polish) comes from Ukrainian борсу́к, from Ottoman Turkish پورصوق, from Proto-Turkic borsuk — badger.

borsuk (Polish): badger, especially any species belonging to the...

Definitions

  1. badger, especially any species belonging to the...

Ancestry of “borsuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianборсу́к—
2Ottoman Turkishپورصوق—
3Proto-Turkicborsukbadger
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