Where does “boricua” come from?

boricua (Spanish) comes from Taíno borīkē, from Taíno borī, from Taíno bohi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli, from Proto-Austronesian bəli — to buy.

boricua (Spanish): Puerto Rican

Definitions

  1. Puerto Rican

Ancestry of “boricua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Taínoborīkēhomeland of the people
2Taínoborīhome people
3Taínobohihouse, dwelling, shelter
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəlito buy
5Proto-Austronesianbəlito buy

Words derived from “boricua”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəli →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli →Every word from Taíno bohi →