Where does “bèrza” come from?

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

bèrza (Proto-Slavic): birch

Definitions

  1. birch

Ancestry of “bèrza”, step by step

bèrza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic berźas

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

via Proto-Balto-Slavic bérˀźas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicbérˀźasbirch
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵósbirch

Words derived from “bèrza”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic berźas →