Etymology Explorer › Old Czech

Where does “brada” come from?

brada (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic bordà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bardā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

Ancestry of “brada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbordà—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbardā́ˀbeard
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →