Where does “Bârda” come from?

Bârda (Romanian) comes from Serbo-Croatian brdo, from Proto-Slavic bьrdo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerh₃- — to hit with a sharp instrument.

Bârda (Romanian): hatchet, tomahawk

Definitions

  1. hatchet, tomahawk

Ancestry of “Bârda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbrdohill
2Proto-Slavicbьrdoweaving comb, reed; hill, mountain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerh₃-to hit with a sharp instrument
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bьrdo →Every word from Serbo-Croatian brdo →