Where does “брадва” come from?
брадва (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Old Church Slavonic брадꙑ, from Proto-Slavic bordy, from Proto-Germanic bardō, from Proto-Germanic bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.
брадва (Serbo-Croatian): adze
Ancestry of “брадва”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | брадꙑ | axe |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | bordy | axe; adze |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bardō | axe |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bardaz | beard |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰardʰéh₂ | beard |