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Where does “бьрдо” come from?

бьрдо (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic bьrdo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerh₃- — to hit with a sharp instrument.

Ancestry of “бьрдо”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbьrdoweaving comb, reed; hill, mountain
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerh₃-to hit with a sharp instrument
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