Where does “bornut” come from?
bornut (Romanian) comes from Hungarian burnót, from Serbo-Croatian burnut, from Ottoman Turkish بورون اوتی, from Ottoman Turkish بورون, from Proto-Turkic burun — before, earlier than; nose.
bornut (Romanian): snuff
Definitions
- snuff
Ancestry of “bornut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | burnót | snuff |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | burnut | — |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | بورون اوتی | snuff, finely ground or pulverized tobacco |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | بورون | nose, a protuberance on the face housing the nostrils |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | burun | before, earlier than; nose |