Where does “בוקסיר” come from?
בוקסיר (Yiddish) comes from Russian букси́р, from German Bugsierer, from German bugsieren, from Dutch boegseren, from Portuguese puxar, from Old Portuguese puxar, from Latin pulsāre, from Latin pulsus — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
בוקסיר (Yiddish): tugboat
Ancestry of “בוקסיר”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | букси́р | — |
| 2 | German | Bugsierer | — |
| 3 | German | bugsieren | to tow a ship; to put something in a place; to... |
| 4 | Dutch | boegseren | to tug, to tow by rowing |
| 5 | Portuguese | puxar | to pull; to drag; to draw a weapon |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | puxar | — |
| 7 | Latin | pulsāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | pulsus | pulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked... |
| 9 | Latin | pellō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | pelnō | approach, go to; bring close |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |