Where does “Viipuri” come from?

Viipuri (Finnish) comes from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

Viipuri (Finnish): of Vyborg

Definitions

  1. of Vyborg

Ancestry of “Viipuri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “Viipuri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →