Where does “бритва” come from?

бритва (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic britva, from Proto-Slavic brìti — to shave.

бритва (Old Church Slavonic): razor

Definitions

  1. razor

Ancestry of “бритва”, step by step

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