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Where does “бряг” come from?

бряг (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic брѣгъ, 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.

бряг (Bulgarian): coast, shore, seashore; waterside, river bank,...

Definitions

  1. coast, shore, seashore; waterside, river bank,...

Ancestry of “бряг”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicбрѣгъriver bank; hill
2Proto-Slavicbergъhill; slope, cliff?; bank, shore?, coast?
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*bérgas—
4Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
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