Where does “новобрачный” come from?
новобрачный (Russian) comes from Russian брак, from Old Church Slavonic бракъ, from Proto-Slavic borkъ, from Proto-Slavic bьrati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bírāˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
новобрачный (Russian): newlywed
Definitions
- newlywed
Ancestry of “новобрачный”, step by step
новобрачный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian брак
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | брак | marriage, matrimony; flaw, defect; defective... |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | бракъ | marriage, matrimony |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | borkъ | marriage |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | bьrati | to pick up; to take |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bírāˀtei | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |