Where does “borsu” come from?

borsu (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch borst, from Middle Dutch borst, from Old Dutch brust, from Proto-West Germanic brust, from Proto-Germanic brusts, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

borsu (Sranan Tongo): chest, breast, bosom region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs

Definitions

  1. chest, breast, bosom region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs

Ancestry of “borsu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchborstchest, thorax; breast
2Middle Dutchborstchest; breast
3Old Dutchbrustchest
4Proto-West Germanicbrustbreast, chest
5Proto-Germanicbrustsbreast, chest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →