Where does “Brănești” come from?

Brănești (English) comes from Romanian Brănești, from Romanian Bran, from Old Church Slavonic брань, from Proto-Slavic bȏrnь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic borni-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰorH-.

Ancestry of “Brănești”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianBrănești—
2RomanianBran—
3Old Church Slavonicбраньbattle; dispute
4Proto-Slavicbȏrnьresistance, standoff
5Proto-Balto-Slavicborni-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰorH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰorH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic borni- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bȏrnь →