Where does “brest” come from?

brest (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.

brest (Serbo-Croatian): elm

Definitions

  1. elm

Ancestry of “brest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicberstъelm
2Proto-Balto-Slavicberˀźtas—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵ-tó-s—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵósbirch

Words derived from “brest”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵ-tó-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic berˀźtas →