Proto-Semitic *birk-

→ Afar gulub (cognate)

→ Akkadian birkum (inherited)

→ Amharic ብርክ (inherited)

→ Amharic ብርክ (inherited(am/gez))

→ Arabic ركبة (inherited)

→ Arabic برك (inherited)

→ Hebrew ברך (inherited)

→ Classical Syriac ܒܘܪܟܐ (mention)

→ Tigrinya ብርኪ (inherited)

→ Ugaritic 𐎁𐎗𐎋 (inherited)