Where does “брак” come from?

брак (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic бракъ, from Proto-Slavic borkъ, from Proto-Slavic bьrati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bírāˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

брак (Bulgarian): marriage, matrimony

Definitions

  1. marriage, matrimony

Ancestry of “брак”, step by step

брак traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic бракъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicбракъmarriage, matrimony
2Proto-Slavicborkъmarriage
3Proto-Slavicbьratito pick up; to take
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbírāˀtei
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via German Brack

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBrackdefective goods, defect, flaw; scrap, garbage

Words derived from “брак

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-