Where does “borzói” come from?

borzói (Portuguese) comes from Russian борзо́й, from Russian бо́рзый, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

borzói (Portuguese): borzoi

Definitions

  1. borzoi

Ancestry of “borzói”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianборзо́йswift
2Russianбо́рзыйswift, brisk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “borzói”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Russian бо́рзый →