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Where does “bérnas” come from?

bérnas (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-n-o-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bérnas (Lithuanian): servant; worker; lad, servant

Definitions

  1. servant; worker; lad, servant

Ancestry of “bérnas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-n-o-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “bérnas”

  • bernelis
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