Where does “burgija” come from?

burgija (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بورغو, from Proto-Turkic *burgu — trumpet.

burgija (Serbo-Croatian): wimble; drill, borer; auger

Definitions

  1. wimble; drill, borer; auger

Ancestry of “burgija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبورغوscrew, auger
2Proto-Turkic*burgutrumpet
Every word from Proto-Turkic *burgu →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بورغو →
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