ᛒ

ᛒ U+16D2, ᛒ
RUNIC LETTER BERKANAN BEORC BJARKAN B
← ᛑ
[U+16D1] 		Runic ᛓ →
[U+16D3]

Translingual

Etymology

Probably from the Etruscan 𐌁, from the Phoenician character derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤁‎ (b, “beth”). Cognates would then include the Ancient Greek Β (B) and the Latin B.

Letter

ᛒ

  1. A letter of the Runic alphabet, with the reconstructed name *berkaną (“birch”), representing /b/.
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