Where does “Брянск” come from?

Брянск (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic Дьбрꙗньскъ, from Proto-Slavic dьbrь, from Latin Dubris, from Brythonic Dubras, from Proto-Celtic dubros, from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Ancestry of “Брянск”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East SlavicДьбрꙗньскъ—
2Proto-Slavicdьbrьvalley, ravine
3LatinDubrisnow Dover
4BrythonicDubras—
5Proto-Celticdubrosdark; water
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰubʰrósdeep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “Брянск”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós →