Where does “بيرة” come from?
بيرة (Arabic) comes from Greek μπίρα, from Venetian bira, from German bier, from Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic beuzą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰews- — dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast.
بيرة (Arabic): beer
Ancestry of “بيرة”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | μπίρα | beer, ale |
| 2 | Venetian | bira | beer |
| 3 | German | bier | singular imperative of bieren; first-person... |
| 4 | Middle High German | bier | — |
| 5 | Old High German | bior | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | beuʀ | beer |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | beuzą | beer |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰews- | dross, sediment; dross, sediment, brewer's yeast |