Where does “bërkoq” come from?
bërkoq (Albanian) comes from Albanian berk, from Proto-Albanian bardz(i)ka, from Proto-Albanian bardza, from Proto-Indo-European bʰórh₁ǵ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerh₁ǵ- — to shine.
bërkoq (Albanian): piglet, suckling pig
Ancestry of “bërkoq”, step by step