Where does “borovikkõ” come from?
borovikkõ (Votic) comes from Russian боровик, from Russian борово́й, from Russian бор, from French bore, from French borax, from English borax, from Middle English boras, from Anglo-Norman boreis.
borovikkõ (Votic): bolete
Definitions
- bolete
Ancestry of “borovikkõ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | боровик | "Boletus" mushroom genus; boletus or bolete in... |
| 2 | Russian | борово́й | of the pine forest |
| 3 | Russian | бор | boron; pinewood, pine forest; drill |
| 4 | French | bore | boron |
| 5 | French | borax | borax |
| 6 | English | borax | A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a... |
| 7 | Middle English | boras | — |
| 8 | Anglo-Norman | boreis | — |
| 9 | Medieval Latin | baurach | borax |
| 10 | Arabic | بَوْرَق | — |
| 11 | Persian | بوره | borax; sugar |
| 12 | Middle Persian | bwlk' | — |