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
Ancestry of “bruna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | brun | brown; brown-haired person |
| 2 | Italian | Bruno | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | brunus | brown, brunet |
| 4 | Frankish | brūn | brown, dark, shiny |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *brūn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brūnaz | brown |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
Words derived from “bruna”