berkovets

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Etymology

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From Russian бе́рковец (bérkovec); derived from бе́рковеск (bérkovesk), Old East Slavic бьрковьскъ (bĭrkovĭskŭ, of Birka), ultimately Old Norse Birka, a port city in mediaeval Sweden.

Noun

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berkovets (plural berkovets)

  1. (historical) An old Russian unit of weight, approximately 164 kilograms or 10 poods.

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