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Where does “бу́рый” come from?
бу́рый (Russian) comes from Proto-Turkic boŕ, from Iranian bor.
бу́рый
(Russian): brown
Definitions
brown
Ancestry of “бу́рый”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Turkic
boŕ
grey
2
Iranian
bor
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Words derived from “бу́рый”
burka
bur
серо-буро-малиновый
бурка
бурый медведь
буроватый
чёрно-бурый
бурӧй
burka
burkaed
boerka
burka
boerkaverbod
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