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Where does “брусчатый” come from?

брусчатый (Russian) comes from Russian брус, from Proto-Slavic brusъ — grindstone; whetstone, strickle.

Ancestry of “брусчатый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбрусsquared beam
2Proto-Slavicbrusъgrindstone; whetstone, strickle

Words derived from “брусчатый”

  • брусчатка
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