Where does “barzina” come from?

barzina (Silesian) comes from Czech bažina, from Hiligaynon barina, from Spanish barrena, from Mozarabic barrina, from Latin veruina, from Latin verū, from Proto-Italic gʷeru, from Proto-Indo-European gʷéru — spit, skewer; spear, throwing spear.

barzina (Silesian): swamp, marsh, bog

Definitions

  1. swamp, marsh, bog

Ancestry of “barzina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbažinaswamp
2Hiligaynonbarinaawl, drill
3Spanishbarrenadrill, a tool for creating holes in a workpiece;...
4Mozarabicbarrina
5Latinveruina
6Latinverūspit, broach (especially for roasting)
7Proto-Italicgʷeruspit
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷéruspit, skewer; spear, throwing spear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷéruEvery word from Proto-Italic gʷeruEvery word from Latin verū