Where does “burnut” come from?
burnut (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بورون اوتی, from Ottoman Turkish بورون, from Proto-Turkic burun — before, earlier than; nose.
Ancestry of “burnut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بورون اوتی | snuff, finely ground or pulverized tobacco |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بورون | nose, a protuberance on the face housing the nostrils |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | burun | before, earlier than; nose |