Where does “bruc” come from?

bruc (Slovene) comes from Serbo-Croatian brucoš, from Latin brūtus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

bruc (Slovene): freshman

Definitions

  1. freshman

Ancestry of “bruc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbrucošfreshman, first-year
2Latinbrūtus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
4Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Latin brūtus →