Where does “บุหรี่” come from?

บุหรี่ (Thai) comes from Persian بوری, from Azerbaijani boru, from Proto-Turkic *burgu — trumpet.

บุหรี่ (Thai): tobacco; cigarette

Definitions

  1. tobacco; cigarette

Ancestry of “บุหรี่”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبوریblond; trumpet; hunting horn; point
2Azerbaijaniboruduct, pipe, tube
3Proto-Turkic*burgutrumpet

Words derived from “บุหรี่”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *burgu →Every word from Azerbaijani boru →Every word from Persian بوری →