Where does “берёза” come from?

берёза (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic береза, from Proto-Slavic bèrza, from Proto-Balto-Slavic berźas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos — birch.

берёза (Russian): birch

Definitions

  1. birch

Ancestry of “берёза”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicберезаbirch
2Proto-Slavicbèrzabirch
3Proto-Balto-Slavicberźas—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch

Words derived from “берёза”

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