Where does “brěza” come from?
brěza (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic bèrza, from Proto-Balto-Slavic berźas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵos — birch.
brěza (Upper Sorbian): birch
Ancestry of “brěza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | bèrza | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | berźas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerHǵos | birch |