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
Definitions
- burka
Ancestry of “burka”, step by step
burka traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian бурка
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | бурка | a liver chestnut horse a horse with a dark reddish or reddish-brown coat |
| 2 | Russian | бури́ть | to bore (a hole) |
| 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 | to drill |
| 8 | Old Dutch | boron | to drill, bore |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | burōną | to drill, pierce; to bore |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
via English burqa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | burqa | Alternative spelling of burka |
| 2 | Hindi | बुरक़ा | burqa, burka |
| 3 | Urdu | برقع | burqa, burka |
| 4 | Persian | برقع | burqa, burka; veil; mask |
| 5 | Arabic | بُرْقُع | veil |
via Ukrainian бу́рка
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | бу́рка | — |