Where does “บุหรี่” come from?
บุหรี่ (Thai) comes from Persian بوری, from Azerbaijani boru, from Proto-Turkic *burgu.
บุหรี่ (Thai): tobacco; cigarette
Ancestry of “บุหรี่”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | بوری | blond; trumpet; hunting horn; point |
| 2 | Azerbaijani | boru | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *burgu | — |
Words derived from “บุหรี่”