Where does “bruna” come from?

bruna (Esperanto) comes from French brun, from Italian Bruno, from Medieval Latin brunus, from Frankish brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

bruna (Esperanto): brown

Definitions

  1. brown

Ancestry of “bruna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbrunbrown; brown-haired person
2ItalianBrunodark gray, almost black
3Medieval Latinbrunusbrown, brunet
4Frankishbrūnbrown, dark, shiny
5Proto-Germanic*brūn—
6Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “bruna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūnaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *brūn →