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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбури́ть—
2RussianбурBoer; bore, drill, auger
3Dutchboordrill; boron
4Middle Dutchbore—
5Dutchborento drill
6Middle Dutchbōren—
7Old Dutchboron—
8Proto-Germanicburōnąto drill, pierce; to bore
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
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