Where does “брадꙑ” come from?
брадꙑ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic bordy, from Proto-Germanic bardō, from Proto-Germanic bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.
брадꙑ (Old Church Slavonic): axe
Ancestry of “брадꙑ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | bordy | axe; adze |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bardō | axe |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bardaz | beard |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰardʰéh₂ | beard |