Where does “broń” come from?

broń (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic bȏrnь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic borni-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰorH-.

broń (Lower Sorbian): weapon

Definitions

  1. weapon

Ancestry of “broń”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbȏrnьresistance, standoff
2Proto-Balto-Slavicborni-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰorH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰorH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic borni- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bȏrnь →