Where does “obrva” come from?

obrva (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic bry, from Proto-Balto-Slavic brū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs — eyebrow.

obrva (Serbo-Croatian): eyebrow

Definitions

  1. eyebrow

Ancestry of “obrva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbryeyebrow
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbrū́ˀseyebrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic brū́ˀs →Every word from Proto-Slavic bry →