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Where does “brjóh” come from?

brjóh (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic bergъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bérgas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

brjóh (Upper Sorbian): shore, coast

Definitions

  1. shore, coast

Ancestry of “brjóh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbergъhill; slope, cliff?; bank, shore?, coast?
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*bérgas—
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
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