berś

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

Romani

Alternative forms

• bersh (Anglicized)
• berš (Pan-Vlax)

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^[1], Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 39