berś

See also: bers, berš, bērs, bȩ̃rs, and бэрс

Romani

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀭𑀺𑀲 (varisa), from Sanskrit वर्ष (varṣá, “year”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-ó-m, from the root *h₁wers- (“to rain”).

Noun

berś m (plural berśa)

  1. (International Standard) year

References
  • Yaron Matras (2002) “Historical and linguistic origins”, in Romani: A Linguistic Introduction‎, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 39
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