Where does “bergъ” come from?

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

bergъ (Proto-Slavic): hill; slope, cliff?; bank, shore?, coast?

Definitions

  1. hill; slope, cliff?; bank, shore?, coast?

Ancestry of “bergъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic*bérgashill
2Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰoshill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “bergъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérgas →