Where does “браколомство” come from?

браколомство (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian брак, 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.

браколомство (Serbo-Croatian): adultery

Definitions

  1. adultery

Ancestry of “браколомство”, step by step

браколомство traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian брак

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбракmarriage
2Proto-Slavicborkъmarriage
3Proto-Slavicbьratito pick up; to take
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbírāˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Serbo-Croatian ло̑м

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianло̑мbreakage
2Proto-Slaviclomъcrowbar; fracture, breakage
3Proto-Slaviclomitito break
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃lemH-broken; weak, broken, soft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bírāˀtei →