Where does “белобровик” come from?

белобровик (Russian) comes from Russian бровь, from Old East Slavic бръвь, from Proto-Slavic bry, from Proto-Balto-Slavic brū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs — eyebrow.

белобровик (Russian): redwing

Definitions

  1. redwing

Ancestry of “белобровик”, step by step

белобровик traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian бровь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбровьeyebrow
2Old East Slavicбръвьeyebrow
3Proto-Slavicbryeyebrow
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbrū́ˀseyebrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow

via Russian бе́лый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбе́лыйwhite, light
2Proto-Slavicbělъwhite
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰēlHswhite surface or stain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic brū́ˀs →Every word from Proto-Slavic bry →