Where does “burs” come from?

burs (Turkish) comes from Persian بورس, from French bourse, from Italian borsa, from Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα — the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...

burs (Turkish): scholarship grant to student

Definitions

  1. scholarship grant to student

Ancestry of “burs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبورسbourse; stock exchange; bursary
2Frenchboursepurse; money; financial grant
3Italianborsabag, handbag, purse, briefcase; scholarship,...
4Latinbursaoxhide, animal skin; purse, especially one made...
5Ancient Greekβύρσαthe skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...
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