Where does “בערעזע” come from?

בערעזע (Yiddish) comes from Ukrainian бере́за, from Ukrainian березий — striped, white with black.

בערעזע (Yiddish): birch

Definitions

  1. birch

Ancestry of “בערעזע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianбере́заbirch
2Ukrainianберезийstriped, white with black
Every word from Ukrainian березийEvery word from Ukrainian бере́за
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