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Where does “брусити” come from?

брусити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic brusiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic brouk-ei-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic brouk-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrowḱ-.

брусити (Serbo-Croatian): to whet, sharpen; to glaze, polish

Definitions

  1. to whet, sharpen; to glaze, polish

Ancestry of “брусити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbrusitito shake off; to whet, to grind
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbrouk-ei-—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbrouk-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrowḱ-—

Words derived from “брусити”

  • набрусити
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