Where does “bor” come from?

bor (Slovene) comes from New Latin borum, from Arabic بَوْرَق, from Persian بوره, from Middle Persian bwlk'.

bor (Slovene): pine; boron

Definitions

  1. pine; boron

Ancestry of “bor”, step by step

bor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via New Latin borum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinborum—
2Arabicبَوْرَق—
3Persianبورهborax; sugar
4Middle Persianbwlk'—

via Proto-Slavic borъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicborъpine tree; set, assembly; loot
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbarús—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰor-to hum, buzz; coniferous forest; to protrude;...
Every word from Middle Persian bwlk' →Every word from Persian بوره →Every word from Arabic بَوْرَق →