Where does “pirtõ” come from?

pirtõ (Votic) comes from Old East Slavic бьрдо, from Proto-Slavic bьrdo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerh₃- — to hit with a sharp instrument.

pirtõ (Votic): reed

Definitions

  1. reed

Ancestry of “pirtõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicбьрдо—
2Proto-Slavicbьrdoweaving comb, reed; hill, mountain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerh₃-to hit with a sharp instrument
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bьrdo →Every word from Old East Slavic бьрдо →
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