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Where does “borovina” come from?

borovina (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bȏr, from New Latin borum, from Arabic بَوْرَق, from Persian بوره, from Middle Persian bwlk'.

borovina (Serbo-Croatian): pinewood

Definitions

  1. pinewood

Ancestry of “borovina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbȏr—
2New Latinborum—
3Arabicبَوْرَق—
4Persianبورهborax; sugar
5Middle Persianbwlk'—
Every word from Middle Persian bwlk' →