Where does “брусника” come from?
брусника (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic brusьnica, from Proto-Slavic -ica — *děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →...
брусника (Russian): cowberry, red whortleberry, lingonberry
Definitions
- cowberry, red whortleberry, lingonberry
Ancestry of “брусника”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | brusьnica | mountain cranberry; cowberry; red whortleberry |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ica | *děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →... |