Where does “браниться” come from?

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

браниться (Russian): to quarrel (with), to wrangle (with)

Definitions

  1. to quarrel (with), to wrangle (with)

Ancestry of “браниться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбранитьto scold; to abuse, to curse; to call names
2Russianбраньscolding, invective, swearing; battle, fight;...
3Russian-ь
4Old East Slavic-ь—
5Proto-Slavic-ьForms nouns; From adjectives; From participles
6Proto-Indo-European-isForms nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -is →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ь →Every word from Russian -ь →