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Where does “bornь” come from?

bornь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic borni-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰorH-.

Ancestry of “bornь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicborni-—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰorH-—

Words derived from “bornь”

  • bronić
  • broń
  • obronić
  • obrona
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰorH- →