Where does “burka” come from?
burka (Polish) comes from Russian бурка, from Russian бури́ть, from Russian бур, from Dutch boor, from Middle Dutch bore, from Dutch boren, from Middle Dutch bōren, from Old Dutch boron — to pierce; to strike; brown.
burka (Polish): burka
Ancestry of “burka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | бурка | — |
| 2 | Russian | бури́ть | — |
| 3 | Russian | бур | Boer; bore, drill, auger |
| 4 | Dutch | boor | drill; boron |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | bore | — |
| 6 | Dutch | boren | to drill |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | bōren | — |
| 8 | Old Dutch | boron | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | burōną | to drill, pierce; to bore |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |