Where does “birka” come from?
birka (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic birkijā, from Proto-Germanic birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos — birch.
Ancestry of “birka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | birkijā | birch |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | birkijǭ | birch |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerHǵos | birch |
Words derived from “birka”