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Where does “Берд” come from?

Берд (Russian) comes from Armenian Բերդ, from Old Armenian բերդ — fortress; a kind of musical tone.

Ancestry of “Берд”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianԲերդ—
2Old Armenianբերդfortress; a kind of musical tone
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