Where does “бобръ” come from?

бобръ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic bobrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bebrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

бобръ (Old East Slavic): beaver

Definitions

  1. beaver

Ancestry of “бобръ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbobrъbeaver
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbebrusbeaver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰébʰrusbeaver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrew-to brew, boil; to boil, seethe; to brew, to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “бобръ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus →