Where does “برج” come from?

برج (Pashto) comes from Arabic بُرْج, from Classical Syriac ܒܘܪܓܐ, from Latin burgus, from Frankish burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

برج (Pashto): tower

Definitions

  1. tower

Ancestry of “برج”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبُرْجtower
2Classical Syriacܒܘܪܓܐtower, turret, fortress; columbarium; zodiac sign
3LatinburgusA fort or castle, especially a smaller one; a...
4Frankishburgfortress; town; fortified city
5Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burgz →Every word from Frankish burg →