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==Proto-Slavic==

===Etymology===
Probably polygenetic. Proposed origins:
* Some of the meanings from {{affix|sla-pro|*bъrkъ|t1=whisker, quill|*-ati}}, from {{der|sla-pro|ine-pro|*bʰerH-||to pierce, to bore}}.
* Onomatopoeic, akin to {{cog|sla-pro|*bъrčati||to buzz, to drone, to whizz}}, {{m|sla-pro|*burkati||to growl, to grumble}} and {{cog|lt|bur̃kti}}, {{m|lt|bur̃kšti||to bang, to rattle}}.
Compare also {{noncog|sla-pro|*brъkati||to shove, to mingle, to stir}}.

===Verb===
{{sla-verb|head=*bъrkàti|a=impf|pf=*bъrknǫti|pf2=*bъrkovati}}<ref>{{R:sl:SES|head=bŕcati|passage=Pslovan. *bъrka̋ti}}</ref>

# to [[trim]], to [[crop]] (feathers, beard) {{q|in East Slavic}}
# to [[flatter]] (wings) → to [[whoosh]], to [[hurl]], to [[fly]] away {{q|in West Slavic}}
# to [[poke]], to [[kick]]
#: → {{lb|sla-pro|by extension}} to [[wrinkle]], to [[curl]]
#: → {{lb|sla-pro|figurative}} to [[chase]] away
# {{lb|sla-pro|reflexive}} to [[drive]], to [[swing]] oneself

====Alternative forms====
* {{alter|sla-pro|*bъrxati}}

====Conjugation====
{{sla-conj|impf|-1|-j}}
{{sla-conj|impf|-1}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|sla-pro|*pribъrkati||to beat, to stroke}}
* {{l|sla-pro|*vъbъrkati}}, {{l|sla-pro|*ubъrkati||to poke into}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|sla-pro|*borti||to fight, to challenge}}
* {{l|sla-pro|*bъrčiti||to wrinkle, to curl}}
** {{l|sla-pro|*bъrčьka||wrinkle}}
* {{l|sla-pro|*bъrkъ||whisker, quill}}

====Descendants====
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* East Slavic:
** {{desc|ru|бо́ркать}}
** {{desc|uk|бо́ркати|t=to trim bird's feathers}}
* South Slavic:
** {{desc|bg|бъ́ркам|бъ́рча}}
** {{desc|mk|брка|t=to chase}}
** {{desc|sh|-}} {{q|dialectal}}
**: {{desc|sh|бр̀кати|sclb=1|t=to beat, to smack}}
**: {{desc|sh|br̀kati|sclb=1|t=to beat, to smack}}
** {{desc/sl-tonal|brkljáti}}, {{l|sl|bŕcati}}
* West Slavic:
** {{desc|cs|brkat|brchat}}
** {{desc|zlw-opl|barkać}}
** {{desc|sk|bŕkať}}
** Pomeranian:
*** {{desc|zlw-slv|barkac|alts=1|unc=1}}
** Sorbian:
*** {{desc|dsb|barkaś}}
*** {{desc|hsb|barkać}}

====Further reading====
* {{R:sla:ESSJa|*bъrkati (sę)|126|3}}
* {{R:ru:Vasmer|боркать}}
* {{R:bg:BER|бъркам|102|1}}

===References===
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