Where does “britwej” come from?

britwej (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic britva, from Proto-Slavic brìti — to shave.

britwej (Lower Sorbian): razor

Definitions

  1. razor

Ancestry of “britwej”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbritvarazor
2Proto-Slavicbrìtito shave
Every word from Proto-Slavic brìtiEvery word from Proto-Slavic britva
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