Where does “birda” come from?
birda (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto birdo, from English bird, from Middle English brid, from Old English bridd — young bird, chick; chicken.
birda (Esperanto): avian
Ancestry of “birda”, step by step
birda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto birdo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | birdo | bird |
| 2 | English | bird | A member of the class of animals Aves in the... |
| 3 | Middle English | brid | a young bird, a bird in general; Alternative form... |
| 4 | Old English | bridd | young bird, chick; chicken |
via Serbo-Croatian brdo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | brdo | hill |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | bьrdo | weaving comb, reed; hill, mountain |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerh₃- | to hit with a sharp instrument |
Words derived from “birda”