Where does “bris” come from?
bris (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian bristi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bred-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰredʰ- — to wade.
bris (Lithuanian): third-person singular future of bristi;...
Definitions
- third-person singular future of bristi;...
Ancestry of “bris”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lithuanian | bristi | to wade |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bred- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰredʰ- | to wade |