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Where does “букси́р” come from?

букси́р (Russian) comes from German Bugsierer, from German bugsieren, from Dutch boegseren, from Portuguese puxar, from Old Portuguese puxar, from Latin pulsāre, from Latin pulsus, from Latin pellō — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

Ancestry of “букси́р”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBugsierer—
2Germanbugsierento tow a ship; to put something in a place; to...
3Dutchboegserento tug, to tow by rowing
4Portuguesepuxarto pull; to drag; to draw a weapon
5Old Portuguesepuxar—
6Latinpulsāre—
7Latinpulsuspulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked...
8Latinpellō—
9Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “букси́р”

  • буксирный
  • بکسل
  • בוקסיר
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