Where does “brěšć” come from?
brěšć (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic berstъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic berˀźtas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵ-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós — birch.
brěšć (Lower Sorbian): elm, any tree of the genus Ulmus
Definitions
- elm, any tree of the genus Ulmus
Ancestry of “brěšć”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | berstъ | elm |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | berˀźtas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerHǵ-tó-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerHǵós | birch |