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Where does “broń” come from?

broń (Polish) comes from Old Polish broń, from Proto-Slavic bȏrnь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic borni-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰorH-.

broń (Polish): weapon, weaponry; second-person singular...

Definitions

  1. weapon, weaponry; second-person singular...

Ancestry of “broń”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishbroń—
2Proto-Slavicbȏrnь—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicborni-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰorH-—

Words derived from “broń”

  • bronić
  • broń
  • obronić
  • obrona
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