Where does “borcan” come from?
borcan (Romanian) comes from Hungarian borkancsó, from Hungarian bőr, from Proto-Uralic pere — skin; bark.
borcan (Romanian): jar; jarful
Ancestry of “borcan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | borkancsó | — |
| 2 | Hungarian | bőr | skin, leather; hide |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pere | skin; bark |