Where does “brzeżyca” come from?

brzeżyca (Polish) comes from Polish brzeg, from Proto-Slavic bergъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérgas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

brzeżyca (Polish): any of the genus Littorella of aquatic plants

Definitions

  1. any of the genus Littorella of aquatic plants

Ancestry of “brzeżyca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbrzegcoast, shoreline, bank; the area along the edge...
2Proto-Slavicbergъhill; slope, cliff?; bank, shore?, coast?
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*bérgashill
4Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰoshill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
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