Where does “birjărie” come from?
birjărie (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...
birjărie (Romanian): Hansom cab driving
Definitions
- Hansom cab driving
Ancestry of “birjărie”, 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... |