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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *bhrūn-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: grey, brown, etc.
Slavic: *brɨ̄nētī, *brūnētī; *bronъ(jь)
Germanic: *brū-n-a- adj.
Russ. meaning: серый, коричневый etc.
References: WP II 166 f
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Vasmer's dictionary :

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Word: бруне́ть
Near etymology: "сверкать белизной"; едва ли можно отделять от броне́ть -- то же; см. Бернекер 1, 87. Хольтхаузен (Ае. Wb. 36), не принимая во внимание слав. формы на -о-, относит это слово к д.-в.-н., англос. brûn "коричневый; имеющий темный блеск", греч. φρύ̄νη, φρῦνος "жаба", др.-инд. babhrúṣ "коричневый, рыжий", что допустимо, но не обязательно.
Pages: 1,220
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *brūna-
Meaning: brown
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: brūn-n `braun'
Norwegian: brun `braun'
Swedish: brun
Danish: brun
Old English: brūn `braun'
Old Frisian: brūn
Old Saxon: brūn
Middle Dutch: bruun
Dutch: bruin
Middle Low German: brūn
Old High German: brūn (9.Jh.) `glänzend, braun'
Middle High German: brūn 'braun', (von waffen) 'glänzelnd funkelnd'
German: braun
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *boŕa
Meaning: brown
Borean: Borean
Indo-European: *bhreu-, *bhebhru- 'brown'
Altaic: *boŕA
Eskimo-Aleut: *pǝr(r)i-ʁ- ?
References: МССНЯ 332, ОСНЯ 1, 183-184, ND 255 *boŕ(ʔ)u/ü 'brown, yellow'.
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *boŕV
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: grey
Russian meaning: серый
Turkic: *boŕ
Mongolian: *boro
Comments: KW 51, Владимирцов 361, Poppe 20, 81, ОСНЯ 1, 183. A Turk.-Mong. isogloss. Despite TMN 2, 335, Щербак 1997, 109, Mong. cannot be borrowed from Turkic.
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Turkic etymology :

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Proto-Turkic: *boŕ ( ~ ō)
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: grey
Russian meaning: серый
Old Turkic: boz (OUygh.)
Karakhanid: boz (MK)
Turkish: boz
Tatar: büz
Middle Turkic: boz (Sangl.)
Uzbek: bụz
Uighur: boz, bos
Sary-Yughur: poz
Azerbaidzhan: boz
Turkmen: boz
Oyrat: bos
Kirghiz: boz
Kazakh: boz
Noghai: boz
Bashkir: buδ
Balkar: boz
Gagauz: boz, bōz
Karakalpak: boz
Kumyk: boz
Comments: EDT 388, VEWT 82, TMN 2, 335, ЭСТЯ 2, 171-173, Лексика 605. Turk. > Old Russ. bosɨj, dial. búsɨj, busój, see Аникин 147 (with lit.).
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *boro
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: grey
Russian meaning: серый
Written Mongolian: boro, (L 121) boru
Middle Mongolian: boro (HY 42 'ashes coloured', SH), boră (MA)
Khalkha: bora
Buriat: boro
Kalmuck: borǝ
Ordos: boro
Dongxian: boro(ŋ)
Monguor: burondog, boro (SM 28)
Mogol: borō 'dunkelgelb, gelbbraun' (Ramstedt 1906)
Comments: KW 51, MGCD 584. Mong. > Evk. boro, boroŋ, Man. boro (ТМС 1, 96), see Doerfer MT 60, Rozycki 34; Tat. bora, Yak., Dolg. boroŋ (Stachowski 62). Cf. also Mong. bur 'dark, sludgy' - which, as well as Chag. bor 'reddish (horse)' etc. (see TMN 2, 330) are rather < Pers. bōr 'dark brown'.
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Eskimo etymology :

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Proto-Eskimo: *pǝr(r)i-ʁ-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: rufous, yellow
Russian meaning: рыжий, желтый
Proto-Yupik: *pǝri-ʁ-
Comments: Also Imaq (Inupik) pǝšítoq 'to become yellow'.
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Yupik etymology :

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Proto-Yupik: *pǝ́ri-ʁ-
Eskimo etymology: Eskimo etymology
Meaning: rufous
Russian Meaning: рыжий
Sirenik: pǝcéqarā́ʁaχ 'bullfinch' (with the red breast)
Chaplino: pǝzíʁmǝlŋuq (t)
Naukan: pǝríχqāquq 'to become yellow'
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Long-range etymologies :

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Borean (approx.) : PVRV
Meaning : brown
Eurasiatic : *boŕa
Afroasiatic : *buHar-
Sino-Caucasian : *bū́rV̆ ( ~ -ō-)
Reference : МССНЯ 332, ОСНЯ 1, 183-184, ND 255.
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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bV(H)r-Vm-
Meaning: yellow, gray, black
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
Semitic: *barm- 'particolored'
Berber: *bVram- 'yellow straw'
Western Chadic: *bVr-(um)- 'piebald, multicoloured' 1, 'grey' 2 , 'black' 3
East Chadic: Mokilko ḅírìny 'black'
Low East Cushitic: *boHor- 'yellow'1, 'black' 2
High East Cushitic: *bor- 'grey, brown'
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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 1748
Proto-Semitic: *barm-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'particolored'
Akkadian: barmu
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Berber etymology :

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Proto-Berber: *bVram
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: yellow straw
Ayr: i-bram 'yellow straw'
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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *bVr-(um)-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'piebald, multicoloured' 1, 'grey' 2 ,'black' 3
Hausa: báa-báre, bárḗ-bárḗ 1
Karekare: bǝr̀ǝ̀m 3 [LkK]
Daffo-Butura: búrà 2 [JgRon] (grau (Tieren und Sachen, nicht Personen))
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Low East Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *boHor-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'yellow' 1, 'black' 2
Oromo (Galla): boora 1
Konso: pōr 2
Notes: Cf. Arb burri "red"? Assimilation of vowels.
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High East Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-High East Cushitic: *bor-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'grey, brown'
Kambatta: bora
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Sino-Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Caucasian: *bū́rV̆ ( ~ -ō-)
Meaning: gray
Borean etymology: Borean etymology
North Caucasian: *būrV ( ~ -ō-)
Sino-Tibetan: *Prǝw (~ -iw)
Yenisseian: *puʔr
Burushaski: *bur-úm
Comments and references : SCE 111.
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North Caucasian etymology :

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Proto-North Caucasian: *būrV ( ~ -ō-)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: grey, brown
Proto-Nakh: *bōra(-n)
Proto-Avaro-Andian: *burV-
Proto-Dargwa: *p:Vr- ( ~ b-) (?)
Proto-Lezghian: *p:orV- ( ~ -u-)
Notes: The word is not very widely spread, and - despite regular correspondences between languages - may be borrowed (cf. Pers. bōr 'bay, reddish', Osset. būr 'yellow' or Mong. bora 'grey'. Cf. Hurr. pawro 'brown' (see Diakonoff-Starostin 1986, 18) - which strengthens the EC etymology - but on the other hand, may be itself a loan from Indo-Iranian *babhru-.
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Nakh etymology :

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Proto-Nakh: *bōra(-n)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: brown
Chechen: bōra
Ingush: bora
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Avar-Andian etymology :

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Protoform: *burV-
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: brown, dark
Avar: burí-ja-b
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Dargwa etymology :

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Proto-Dargwa: *p:Vr- ( ~ b-) (?)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: red(-haired)
Akusha: berħe
Comments: The morphological structure is not quite clear (the word may also contain a root -erħ- with a historical prefix b-).
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Lezghian etymology :

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Proto-Lezghian: *p:orV- ( ~ -u-)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: grey
Agul: bure-r (Bursh.)
Comment: Attested only in Ag., with possible external parallels.
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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

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Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *Prǝw (~ -iw)
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: white
Burmese: phru white.
Kachin: phro2, čǝphro4 white.
Comments: With a nasal suffix cf. Sichuan *phruN, Jiarong kǝ-prɔm.
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Yenisseian etymology :

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Proto-Yenisseian: *puʔr
Sino-Caucasian etymology: Sino-Caucasian etymology
Meaning: clear (of weather)
Ket: hɨʔĺ
Yug: fɨʔr
Kottish: fur, phur "light, clear"
Comments: ССЕ 252. Werner 1, 348, 2, 57 (without reconstruction).
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Burushaski etymology :

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Common Burushaski: *bur-úm
Sino-Caucasian Etymology: Sino-Caucasian Etymology
Meaning: white
Yasin: burúm
Hunza: burúm
Nagar: burúm
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