Where does “Brănescu” come from?

Brănescu (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 “Brănescu”, 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 →