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Where does “berž-” come from?

berž- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic berźas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos — birch.

Ancestry of “berž-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicberźas—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch

Words derived from “berž-”

  • bērzs
  • Bērziņš
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos →