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Where does “брань” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “брань”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ь
2Old East Slavic-ь—
3Proto-Slavic-ьForms nouns; From adjectives; From participles
4Proto-Indo-European-isForms nouns from verbs

Words derived from “брань”

  • бранить
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