Where does “брњица” come from?

брњица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic bъrna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic burˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

брњица (Serbo-Croatian): muzzle

Definitions

  1. muzzle

Ancestry of “брњица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbъrnasnout
2Proto-Balto-Slavicburˀnāˀsnout
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic burˀnāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic bъrna →
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