Where does “бровка” come from?

бровка (Russian) comes from Russian бровь, from Old East Slavic бръвь, from Proto-Slavic bry, from Proto-Balto-Slavic brū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs — eyebrow.

бровка (Russian): (small) eyebrow

Definitions

  1. (small) eyebrow

Ancestry of “бровка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбровьeyebrow
2Old East Slavicбръвьeyebrow
3Proto-Slavicbryeyebrow
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbrū́ˀseyebrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic brū́ˀs →Every word from Proto-Slavic bry →
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