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Where does “бријест” come from?

бријест (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic berstъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic berˀźtas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵ-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós — birch.

бријест (Serbo-Croatian): elm

Definitions

  1. elm

Ancestry of “бријест”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicberstъelm
2Proto-Balto-Slavicberˀźtas—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵ-tó-s—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵósbirch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós →