Where does “birjă” come from?
birjă (Romanian) comes from Russian би́ржа, from German Börse, from Dutch beurs, from French bourse, from Italian borsa, from Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα — the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...
birjă (Romanian): hansom
Definitions
- hansom
Ancestry of “birjă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | би́ржа | exchange, market |
| 2 | German | Börse | stock market, stock exchange, bourse; wallet,... |
| 3 | Dutch | beurs | A purse, both as object or capital; Various... |
| 4 | French | bourse | purse; money; financial grant |
| 5 | Italian | borsa | bag, handbag, purse, briefcase; scholarship,... |
| 6 | Latin | bursa | oxhide, animal skin; purse, especially one made... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βύρσα | the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin... |