Bergi
The English word “Bergi” has 1 meaning listed here.
proper noun
Etymology
From the name of Bargu tribe (Barga Mongols), mentioned by Marco Polo, later put further northwards by cartographers into the area between Asia and America. Ultimately from Classical Mongolian ᠪᠠᠷᠭ᠋ᠤ (barɣu). Before or after the Anian Strait was (most probably falsely) reported found by L. Maldonado, the Bergi-name was moved by the cartographers to the eastern side of this strait, becoming a…
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