Where does “burma” come from?

burma (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بورمه, from Ottoman Turkish بورمق, from Proto-Turkic *bur-.

burma (Serbo-Croatian): wedding ring; screw

Definitions

  1. wedding ring; screw

Ancestry of “burma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبورمه—
2Ottoman Turkishبورمقto twist
3Proto-Turkic*bur-—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *bur- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بورمق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بورمه →