Where does “borax” come from?

borax (Romanian) comes from French borax, from English borax, from Middle English boras, from Anglo-Norman boreis, from Medieval Latin baurach, from Arabic بَوْرَق, from Persian بوره, from Middle Persian bwlk'.

borax (Romanian): borax

Definitions

  1. borax

Ancestry of “borax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchboraxborax
2EnglishboraxA white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a...
3Middle Englishboras
4Anglo-Normanboreis
5Medieval Latinbaurachborax
6Arabicبَوْرَق
7Persianبورهborax; sugar
8Middle Persianbwlk'
Every word from Middle Persian bwlk'Every word from Persian بورهEvery word from Arabic بَوْرَق
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