Where does “Bregu” come from?

Bregu (Albanian) comes from Albanian breg, from Proto-Slavic bergъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérgas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

Bregu (Albanian): A region in southwestern Albania, Albanian Riviera

Definitions

  1. A region in southwestern Albania, Albanian Riviera

Ancestry of “Bregu”, step by step

Bregu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian breg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianbregcoast, shore, riverbank; dune, hillock; brink
2Proto-Slavicbergъhill; slope, cliff?; bank, shore?, coast?
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*bérgashill
4Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰoshill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Albanian u

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianuI
2Proto-Albanianwareflexive pronoun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérgas →