Where does “брадобрей” come from?

брадобрей (Russian) comes from Russian брада́, from Old East Slavic брада, from Old Church Slavonic брада, from Proto-Slavic bordà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bardā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

брадобрей (Russian): barber

Definitions

  1. barber

Ancestry of “брадобрей”, step by step

брадобрей traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian брада́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбрада́beard
2Old East Slavicбрадаbeard; chin
3Old Church Slavonicбрадаbeard
4Proto-Slavicbordàbeard
5Proto-Balto-Slavicbardā́ˀbeard
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

via Russian брить

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбритьto shave
2Proto-Slavicbrìtito shave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bardā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic bordà →