Where does “sarkanbrūns” come from?

sarkanbrūns (Latvian) comes from Latvian brūns, from Middle Dutch bruun, from Old Dutch brūn, from Proto-West Germanic brūn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

sarkanbrūns (Latvian): brown with a tone of red, reddish brown

Definitions

  1. brown with a tone of red, reddish brown

Ancestry of “sarkanbrūns”, step by step

sarkanbrūns traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian brūns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianbrūnsbrown
2Middle Dutchbruunbrown; A bear character in the story of Reynard...
3Old Dutchbrūnbrown
4Proto-West Germanicbrūnbrown
5Proto-Germanicbrūnazbrown
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Latvian sarkans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansarkansred; red, brownish red
2Latviansarks3rd person singular future indicative form of...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsark-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūnaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brūn →