Where does “bursa” come from?

bursa (Polish) comes from Medieval Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα — the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...

bursa (Polish): boarding house

Definitions

  1. boarding house

Ancestry of “bursa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbursaleather bag; purse; oxhide, animal skin
2Ancient Greekβύρσαthe skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...
Every word from Ancient Greek βύρσα →Every word from Medieval Latin bursa →