Etymology

berkut

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Today it means: Synonym of golden eagle. Full definition →

Russian бе́ркут ← Proto-Turkic *bürküt
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  1. Proto-Turkic · derived from*bürküt
  2. Russian · borrowed fromбе́ркут
  3. English todayberkut

Borrowed from Russian бе́ркут (bérkut), itself a Turkic borrowing; ultimately from Proto-Turkic *bürküt.

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