bërsi

See also: bersi, Bersi, and bērsi

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *britśiā, closely related to Illyrian *brisa (“husks of grapes”). According to Pokorny (1:144), Latin brisa (“husks of wine”) is an Illyrian loanword.[1]

Noun

bërsi f

  1. pomace
  2. lees, dregs
  3. residual mash

References
  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, page 98
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