Proto-Baltic: *bur̂- (1) vb. tr., *bur̂-t-a- (1) c.
Meaning: conjure, bewitch
Lithuanian: bùrta-s `Los'; bùrti (bùria, bū́rē) `zaubern, wahrsagen, hexen', pl. bùrtai 'Los, Zauber(ei), Wahrsagerei'
Lettish: bur̃t (bur̨u, bũru)) `zaubern, hexen', bur̂ta2 'Zauberei, Verzeichnis', pl. bur̃tas (Salis): burtu kuoks 'Kerbstock'