Where does “bardza” come from?

bardza (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰórh₁ǵ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerh₁ǵ- — to shine.

bardza (Proto-Albanian): white

Definitions

  1. white

Ancestry of “bardza”, step by step

bardza traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European bʰórh₁ǵ-o-s

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰórh₁ǵ-o-s—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerh₁ǵ-to shine

via Proto-Indo-European bʰór(h₁)ǵos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰór(h₁)ǵos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₁ǵ-to gleam, shine; to brighten

via Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵósbirch

Words derived from “bardza”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerh₁ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰórh₁ǵ-o-s →