Where does “berri” come from?
berri (Basque) comes from Ottoman Turkish بری, from Ottoman Turkish ـی, from Persian ـی, from Middle Persian -yk', from Old Persian -𐎡𐎣, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
berri (Basque): news; new
Definitions
- news; new
Ancestry of “berri”, step by step
berri traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish بری
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بری | since |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ـی | 3rd-person possessive suffix |
| 3 | Persian | ـی | Forms nouns or adjectives from nouns; Forms... |
| 4 | Middle Persian | -yk' | — |
| 5 | Old Persian | -𐎡𐎣 | of, pertaining to, belonging to, related to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -kas | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Old High German beri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |