Where does “bori” come from?

bori (Sranan Tongo) comes from English boil, from Middle English bile, from Old English bȳl, from Proto-Germanic būlō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bori (Sranan Tongo): to cook or boil

Definitions

  1. to cook or boil

Ancestry of “bori”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboilA localized accumulation of pus in the skin,...
2Middle Englishbile—
3Old Englishbȳlboil
4Proto-Germanicbūlōboil; sore
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bori”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būlō →