Where does “борода” come from?

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

борода (Old East Slavic): beard; chin

Definitions

  1. beard; chin

Ancestry of “борода”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbordàbeard
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbardā́ˀbeard
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bardā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic bordà →