Where does “bur” come from?

bur (Veps) comes from Russian бу́рый, from Proto-Turkic boŕ, from Iranian bor.

bur (Veps): brown

Definitions

  1. brown

Ancestry of “bur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбу́рыйbrown
2Proto-Turkicboŕgrey
3Iranianbor—
Every word from Iranian bor →Every word from Proto-Turkic boŕ →Every word from Russian бу́рый →
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