Where does “brusec” come from?

brusec (Old Czech) comes from Old Czech brúsiti, from Proto-Slavic brusiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic brouk-ei-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic brouk-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrowḱ-.

brusec (Old Czech): towel

Definitions

  1. towel

Ancestry of “brusec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechbrúsitito sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind
2Proto-Slavicbrusitito shake off; to whet, to grind
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbrouk-ei-—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbrouk-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrowḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrowḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic brouk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic brouk-ei- →