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Where does “bora” come from?

bora (Turkish) comes from Turkish bor, from Ottoman Turkish بور, from Arabic بور, from French port, from French porter, from English porter, from Middle English porter, from Old French portour — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

bora (Turkish): dative singular of bor; squall

Definitions

  1. dative singular of bor; squall

Ancestry of “bora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishborboron
2Ottoman Turkishبور—
3Arabicبورfallow, uncultivated; stagnant, waste-; to let...
4Frenchportport, harbour; port, harbour city; refuge
5Frenchporterto carry; to support, to bear; to wear
6EnglishporterA person who carries luggage and related objects;...
7Middle Englishporter—
8Old Frenchportourcarrier; bearer
9Old Frenchporterto carry; to carry a child
10Old French-mentUsed to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent...
11Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
12Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
13Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
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