Where does “birjăresc” come from?
birjăresc (Romanian) comes from Romanian birjar, from Romanian birjă, from Russian би́ржа, from German Börse, from Dutch beurs, from French bourse, from Italian borsa, from Latin bursa — the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...
birjăresc (Romanian): Hansom cab driver
Definitions
- Hansom cab driver
Ancestry of “birjăresc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | birjar | Hansom cab driver |
| 2 | Romanian | birjă | hansom |
| 3 | Russian | би́ржа | exchange, market |
| 4 | German | Börse | stock market, stock exchange, bourse; wallet,... |
| 5 | Dutch | beurs | A purse, both as object or capital; Various... |
| 6 | French | bourse | purse; money; financial grant |
| 7 | Italian | borsa | bag, handbag, purse, briefcase; scholarship,... |
| 8 | Latin | bursa | oxhide, animal skin; purse, especially one made... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βύρσα | the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin... |