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Where does “bērzs” come from?

bērzs (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic berźas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos — birch.

bērzs (Latvian): birch tree

Definitions

  1. birch tree

Ancestry of “bērzs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicberźas—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch

Words derived from “bērzs”

  • Bērziņš
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos →