Where does “Brăneanu” come from?

Brăneanu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Bran, from Old Church Slavonic брань, from Proto-Slavic bȏrnь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic borni-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰorH-.

Ancestry of “Brăneanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianBran
2Old Church Slavonicбраньbattle; dispute
3Proto-Slavicbȏrnьresistance, standoff
4Proto-Balto-Slavicborni-
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰorH-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰorH-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic borni-Every word from Proto-Slavic bȏrnь
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