Where does “brödă” come from?
brödă (Polabian) comes from Proto-Slavic bordà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bardā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.
brödă (Polabian): beard; chin, throat
Ancestry of “brödă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | bordà | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bardā́ˀ | beard |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰardʰéh₂ | beard |