Where does “bruk” come from?

bruk (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian brukti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bruś/k-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruḱ-.

bruk (Lithuanian): second-person singular imperative of brukti

Definitions

  1. second-person singular imperative of brukti

Ancestry of “bruk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianbruktito shove, thrust; to thrust, force; to drive
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbruś/k-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰruḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰruḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bruś/k- →Every word from Lithuanian brukti →