Where does “Bračević” come from?

Bračević (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian brȁt, from Proto-Slavic bratrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic brā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

Ancestry of “Bračević”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbrȁtbrother
2Proto-Slavicbratrъbrother
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbrā́ˀtēbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tērEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic brā́ˀtēEvery word from Proto-Slavic bratrъ