Where does “bordus” come from?

bordus (Old Prussian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic bardā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

bordus (Old Prussian): beard

Definitions

  1. beard

Ancestry of “bordus”, step by step

bordus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic bardā́ˀ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicbardā́ˀbeard
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

via Romanian bordei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbordeicottage

Words derived from “bordus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bardā́ˀ →
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