Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *bur-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'town' 1, 'house' 2

Mandara=Wandala: brɛ̀ 2 [CLR: 203]

Malgwa: bǝré 2 [Lr];

Gude: vira-n 1 [Kr]

Gudu: vúrá-čü 1 [Kr: 77]

Nzangi: vǝ̀rà-či 1 [Kr]

Mwulyen: vùrà 1 [Kr]

Bachama: vura-to 1 [Kr]

Notes: cp. Bud berii `Einfriedung' [LkBcp: ] initial v- correkates with the meaning 'town' (? pl.?)

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bi/ur-

Meaning: fortified place, dwelling

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *bīr- 'fortress, palace'

Western Chadic: *bi/ur- 'town' 1, 'place' 2, 'hut' 3

Central Chadic: *bur- 'town' 1, 'house' 2

Low East Cushitic: *bor- 'back (of a house)'

Semitic etymology :

Number: 636

Proto-Semitic: *bīr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fortress, palace'

Akkadian: bir-tu (cf. also birru 'grill, lettice (of doors, windows)' )

Hebrew: bīrā

Aramaic: B,S bi/īr-t, (Emp, Nab) byrtʔ, (Palest) bīrtā

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *bi/ur-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'town' 1, 'place' 2, 'hut' 3

Hausa: bírní 1

Pa'a: mbura 2 [SkNb]

Siri: bǝri 2 [Sk]

Buli: ǝ̀ber 2 [Cs]

Fyer: bur 3 [??]

Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *bor-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'back of house'

Oromo (Galla): boroo

Long-range etymologies :

Borean (approx.) : PVRV

Meaning : house

Eurasiatic : *pVrV

Afroasiatic : *bi/ur-

Nostratic etymology :

Eurasiatic: *pVrV

Meaning: house (?)

Indo-European: Hitt. par(na)- 'house'

Uralic: *porńe

Dravidian: *por- (*-u-)

Uralic etymology :

Number: 1516

Proto: *porńe

> Nostratic: > Nostratic

English meaning: vessel, box

German meaning: Behälter, Kiste, Gefäss

Finnish: purnu 'Kornkasten, Kiste, Behälter, Kasten'

Saam (Lapp): puor'na (L) 'im Wald gebaute steinerne Truhe, Steinkasten', pūrn (T) 'Häuschen, wo die aus dem Fuchsbau genommenen jungen Füchse gefüttert werden', pūr̄n^(a) (Kld.), pŭŏr̄n̄^a (Ko. Not.) 'Balkenwerk für Aufbewahrungszwecke (in der Erde)'

Mari (Cheremis): (? here: pört 'Stube, Wohnhaus' - SAS)

Udmurt (Votyak): be̮rńo (J M Uf.) 'Mühltrichter, Braukufe' ( > Chuv. pǝrne 'Körbchen', pǝrme 'Mühltrichter')

Komi (Zyrian): burńa (S) 'großes, rundes Gefäß aus einem Stück Espenholz, bes. zum Schütten des Getreides od. auch zum Aufbewahren von allerlei Sachen' (Proto-Perm. or Udm. > Mari J JU pŭrńa 'Korb aus Linden- od. Birkenrinde')

Dravidian etymology :

Proto-Dravidian : *por- (*-u-)

Meaning : roof; house

Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology

Proto-South Dravidian: *pUr-ai

South Dravidian etymology :

Proto-South Dravidian : *pUr-ai

Meaning : house; roof

Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology

Tamil : purai

Tamil meaning : house, dwelling, small room

Tamil derivates : pirai shed, factory; puraiyan_ house, cottage, dwelling made of leaves; puraiyuḷ house

Malayalam : pura

Malayalam meaning : house (esp. thatched house), hut, room

Kodagu : pore

Kodagu meaning : thatched roof

Tulu : porè, purè

Tulu meaning : roof, ceiling

Tulu derivates : pura house

Number in DED : 4294

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