Where does “бранить” come from?

бранить (Russian) comes from Russian брань, from Russian -ь, from Old East Slavic -ь, from Proto-Slavic -ь, from Proto-Indo-European -is — Forms nouns from verbs.

бранить (Russian): to scold; to abuse, to curse; to call names

Definitions

  1. to scold; to abuse, to curse; to call names

Ancestry of “бранить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбраньscolding, invective, swearing; battle, fight;...
2Russian-ь
3Old East Slavic-ь—
4Proto-Slavic-ьForms nouns; From adjectives; From participles
5Proto-Indo-European-isForms nouns from verbs

Words derived from “бранить”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -is →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ь →Every word from Russian -ь →