barnaj

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Sudovian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Baltic *bernas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (to bear). Compare Lithuanian bérnas, Latvian bȩ̄̀rns, however Old Prussian maldenikis, malnijks.[1][2]

Noun

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barnaj

  1. children (plural)

References

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  1. ^ Zigmas Zinkevičius (1985) “Lenkų-jotvingių žodynėlis? [A Polish-Yotvingian dictionary?]”, in Baltistica, volume 21, number 1 (in Lithuanian), Vilnius: VU, →DOI, page 70:barnaj ‘vaikai, l. dzieci’ 101.
  2. ^ bérnas” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–): “nar. s.pl. barnai Kinder”.