Talk:buckra
Latest comment: 5 years ago by Aabull2016 in topic Alternative etymology?
Alternative etymology? edit
Might it be from Hindi बकरा? 173.89.236.187 16:48, 23 August 2015 (UTC)
- No. That etymology does not make much semantic or historical sense, and unlike this etymology, is absent from scholarly sources. —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 18:00, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
- Agreed. The term was in use among people of African descent before there were significant numbers of Hindi speakers in the Caribbean or the southern U.S. (Aabull2016 (talk) 06:24, 1 December 2018 (UTC))