Where does “брехня” come from?

брехня (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian бреха́ти, from Proto-Slavic *brexati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerk-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

брехня (Ukrainian): lie, falsehood, untruth

Definitions

  1. lie, falsehood, untruth

Ancestry of “брехня”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianбреха́тиto lie
2Proto-Slavic*brexatito yelp, to bark
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰerk-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic *brexati →
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