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Where does “бордовый” come from?

бордовый (Russian) comes from Russian бордо́, from French bordeaux, from Middle French Bordeaulx, from Occitan Bordèu, from Old Occitan Bordel, from Latin Burdigala.

бордовый (Russian): maroon, wine-colored

Definitions

  1. maroon, wine-colored

Ancestry of “бордовый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбордо́—
2Frenchbordeauxclaret; Bordeaux; plural of bordeau
3Middle FrenchBordeaulx—
4OccitanBordèu—
5Old OccitanBordel—
6LatinBurdigala—
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