Where does “berecik” come from?

berecik (Polish) comes from Polish beret, from French béret, from Occitan berret, from Medieval Latin birretum, from Late Latin birrus, from Gaulish birrus, from Proto-Celtic birros — short.

Ancestry of “berecik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishberetberet
2Frenchbéretberet
3Occitanberretcap
4Medieval Latinbirretum
5Late Latinbirrusa kind of cloak; large hooded cloak; hooded coat
6Gaulishbirrusshort cloak
7Proto-Celticbirrosshort
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