Where does “бурка” come from?
бурка (Russian) comes from Russian бури́ть, from Russian бур, from Dutch boor, from Middle Dutch bore, from Dutch boren, from Middle Dutch bōren, from Old Dutch boron, from Proto-Germanic burōną — to pierce; to strike; brown.
Ancestry of “бурка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | бури́ть | — |
| 2 | Russian | бур | Boer; bore, drill, auger |
| 3 | Dutch | boor | drill; boron |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | bore | — |
| 5 | Dutch | boren | to drill |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | bōren | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | boron | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | burōną | to drill, pierce; to bore |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |