Where does “броня” come from?
броня (Bulgarian) comes from Russian броня́, from Old East Slavic бръня, from Proto-Slavic brъňa, from Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉 — breastplate.
броня (Bulgarian): armor
Ancestry of “броня”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | броня́ | armor, breastplate |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | бръня | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | brъňa | — |
| 4 | Gothic | 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉 | breastplate |