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Where does “броня́” come from?

броня́ (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic бръня, from Proto-Slavic brъňa, from Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉 — breastplate.

броня́ (Russian): armor, breastplate

Definitions

  1. armor, breastplate

Ancestry of “броня́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicбръня—
2Proto-Slavicbrъňa—
3Gothic𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉breastplate

Words derived from “броня́”

  • бронекатер
  • бронетанковый
  • бронный
  • бронетехника
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