Where does “brechun” come from?

brechun (Polish) comes from Polish brechać, from Proto-Slavic *brexati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerk-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

brechun (Polish): silver-tongued devil

Definitions

  1. silver-tongued devil

Ancestry of “brechun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbrechaćto blather
2Proto-Slavic*brexatito yelp, to bark
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰerk-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic *brexati →