Where does “бријеме” come from?

бријеме (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic bermę, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH-men-.

Ancestry of “бријеме”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbermęload, burden
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-men-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH-men-Every word from Proto-Slavic bermę
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