Where does “бора” come from?

бора (Ukrainian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بورا, from Ottoman Turkish بو, from Proto-Turkic bu — this.

бора (Ukrainian): bora wind

Definitions

  1. bora wind

Ancestry of “бора”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبوراsquall, tempest, a storm with severe winds
2Ottoman Turkishبوthis; Alternative form of بوی
3Proto-Turkicbuthis
Every word from Proto-Turkic bu →