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Where does “bʰéreti” come from?

bʰéreti (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

bʰéreti (Proto-Indo-European): to be carrying

Definitions

  1. to be carrying

Ancestry of “bʰéreti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “bʰéreti”

  • born
  • birth
  • bearing
  • burden
  • bore
  • borne
  • Christopher
  • metaphor
  • peripheral
  • barn
  • bored
  • phosphate
  • boring
  • periphery
  • newborn
  • phosphorus
  • boredom
  • forbearance
  • rebirth
  • birthplace
  • unborn
  • varnish
  • forbear
  • electrophoresis
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