Where does “Bran” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Bran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicбраньbattle; dispute
2Proto-Slavicbȏrnьresistance, standoff
3Proto-Balto-Slavicborni-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰorH-—

Words derived from “Bran”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰorH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic borni- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bȏrnь →