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

  1. third-person singular future of bristi;...

Ancestry of “bris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianbristito wade
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbred-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰredʰ-to wade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰredʰ-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bred-Every word from Lithuanian bristi
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