Where does “бркајлија” come from?

бркајлија (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian бр̑к, from Proto-Slavic bъrkъ — whisker, barbel in South Slavic.

бркајлија (Serbo-Croatian): a person with a big mustache

Definitions

  1. a person with a big mustache

Ancestry of “бркајлија”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбр̑кmoustache
2Proto-Slavicbъrkъwhisker, barbel in South Slavic
Every word from Proto-Slavic bъrkъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian бр̑к →