Where does “בערעזע” come from?
בערעזע (Yiddish) comes from Ukrainian бере́за, from Ukrainian березий — striped, white with black.
בערעזע (Yiddish): birch
Ancestry of “בערעזע”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ukrainian | бере́за | birch |
| 2 | Ukrainian | березий | striped, white with black |