Where does “*bérgas” come from?
*bérgas (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
Ancestry of “*bérgas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | *bʰérǵʰos | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |