Where does “břehule” come from?

břehule (Czech) comes from Czech břeh, from Old Czech břěh, 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.

břehule (Czech): any bird of the genus Riparia

Definitions

  1. any bird of the genus Riparia

Ancestry of “břehule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbřehbank, shore; shore, coast
2Old Czechbřěhhill, elevation
3Proto-Slavicbergъhill; slope, cliff?; bank, shore?, coast?
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*bérgashill
5Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰoshill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “břehule”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérgas →