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Where does “obrv” come from?

obrv (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic bry, from Proto-Balto-Slavic brū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰrúHs — eyebrow.

obrv (Slovene): eyebrow

Definitions

  1. eyebrow

Ancestry of “obrv”, step by step

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