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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *barka-, *braka-
Meaning: bitter, raw
IE etymology: IE etymology
Swedish: dial. bark `eingesinniger, unfreundlicher Mensch', barkun `rauh'
English: brack `bitter, salzig'
Middle Dutch: brac
Dutch: brak `bitter, salzig'; brak `Salzwasser'
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *bhorg[ʷ]-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: sharp, prickly; a k. of fish with prickly fins
Armenian: bark `heftig, zornig; herb, bitter, scharf von Geschmack'
Old Greek: phágro-s m. N. eines Fisches, `Seebrasen, Pagrus vulgaris ?'
Baltic: *bar̂g-a- (2) adj.
Germanic: *bark-a-, *brak-a- adj.
Celtic: OIr borb, borp `töricht', Ir borb `Barsch'
Russ. meaning: резкий, колючий; рыба с колючими "перьями"
References: WP II 188
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *bar̂g-a- (2) adj.
Meaning: strong, hard
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lettish: bar̂gs, dial. bęr̂gs 'streng, barsch, hart, heftlich, unfreundlich, zornig'
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 283
Root: bhorgʷo-s
English meaning: unfriendly
German meaning: `barsch, unfreundlich'
Material: Arm. bark `heftig, zornig; herb, bitter, scharf von Geschmack' (*bhr̥gʷos); air. borb, borp `töricht'; mir. borb (*burbo-, idg. *bhorgʷo-) `roh, unwissend', lett. bar̂gs `streng, hart, unfreudlich, unbarmherzig'; schwed. mdartl. bark `eigensinniger unfreundlicher Mensch', barkun `rauh, barsch'.

   

References: WP. II 188, Trautmann 27.
See also: Vgl. auch bhag-2.
Pages: 163
PIE database: PIE database
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *parkV
Meaning: mighty
Indo-European: *bhorg[ʷ]-
Altaic: *parki
Uralic: ? *pirV(-kkV)
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *parki
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: mighty, brave
Russian meaning: мощный, храбрый
Turkic: *berk
Mongolian: *berke
Tungus-Manchu: *parga
Comments: A Western isogloss.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *berk
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: mighty
Russian meaning: мощный, крепкий
Old Turkic: berk (OUygh.)
Karakhanid: berk (MK)
Turkish: berk
Middle Turkic: berk (Pav. C.)
Sary-Yughur: perik
Azerbaidzhan: bärk
Turkmen: berk
Chuvash: parga
Yakut: bert
Dolgan: bert
Kazakh: berĭk
Bashkir: birĭk
Comments: EDT 361-362, ЭСТЯ 2, 116-120, Stachowski 58.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *berke
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: difficult; competent, skilled
Russian meaning: трудный, тяжелый; сведущий в чем-л., компетентный
Written Mongolian: berke (L 99)
Middle Mongolian: berke (HY 51, SH, IM), berket- 'to become firm' (MA)
Khalkha: berx
Buriat: berxe
Kalmuck: berkǝ (КРС 95)
Ordos: berχe
Comments: Mong. > Yak., Dolg. berke ( but hardly > Chuv. parga, despite Róna-Tas 1971-1972).
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *parga
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 brave 2 silly 3 scoundrel
Russian meaning: 1 храбрый 2 глупый 3 негодяй
Literary Manchu: f́ada 3
Ulcha: parGa(n) 1
Orok: parGa 'miserly; harmful'
Nanai: farGa 2
Comments: ТМС 2, 34.
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 1507
Proto: *pirV
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: quick, lively
German meaning: schnell, flink, munter, lebhaft
Finnish: pireä 'ganz wach, nüchtern, flink, schnell, lebhaft', dial. pirakka 'aufgeweckt, munter, gesund, lebhaft, lebendig'
Estonian: pirakas 'hitzig, heftig, auffahrend'
Saam (Lapp): bârok (N) 'nimble, quick, swift, light of foot', pā̮rα'ḱ͕ (Ko. P) 'quick, lebhaft (vom Menschen)'
Komi (Zyrian): peri̮d (S), peri̮t (P) 'schnell, rasch, geschwind, flink', pe.rta (PO) 'schnell'
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