Where does “брань” come from?

брань (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic брань, from Proto-Slavic bȏrnь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic borni-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰorH-.

брань (Russian): scolding, invective, swearing; battle, fight;...

Definitions

  1. scolding, invective, swearing; battle, fight;...

Ancestry of “брань”, step by step

брань traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic брань

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicбраньbattle; dispute
2Proto-Slavicbȏrnьresistance, standoff
3Proto-Balto-Slavicborni-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰorH-—

via Russian бра́ный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбра́ныйpatterned, adorned with a pattern or design

Words derived from “брань”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰorH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic borni- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bȏrnь →