Where does “бровь” come from?

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

бровь (Russian): eyebrow

Definitions

  1. eyebrow

Ancestry of “бровь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicбръвьeyebrow
2Proto-Slavicbryeyebrow
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbrū́ˀseyebrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow

Words derived from “бровь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic brū́ˀs →Every word from Proto-Slavic bry →