Where does “bërrakë” come from?

bërrakë (Albanian) comes from Albanian birë, from Proto-Albanian birjā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

bërrakë (Albanian): muddy pool, pond, swamp

Definitions

  1. muddy pool, pond, swamp

Ancestry of “bërrakë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianbirëhole; orifice; opening
2Proto-Albanianbirjā—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Albanian birjā →Every word from Albanian birë →