Origin of Serbian 'Bre'?

[Dna8]

Your thoughts?

[itilvolga]

Turkish exclamation. The Folk Stories of Dede Korkut (before 15th century) is probably the first resource.

[Dna8]

Cheers

[Dna8]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_(interjection)

has Bre as more of a Hellenicism, if I'm reading the article right?

[Dukagjini]

albanians use bre too

[Dukagjini]

Not sure of origin though.

[Vojnik]

Macedonians us Bre and Beh. Greeks use Re. Turkish origin i reckon.

[Dorian]

not trying to sound hellenocentrist but looking up at dictionary vre(which is the same as bre) and re as it was mentioned they all stem from the "more" you sent=foolish
Also some mountainer cretans might say re with an m in front if it "mre" which sounds like a shortcut of "more" while I just saw in the wiki page you posted albanians also have mre.

[Marmara]

I'm not sure if Bre and More are connected.

What does Bre mean in Serbian?

[Dna8]

Greek explanation seems reasonable..

[Dna8]

I'm not sure if Bre and More are connected.

What does Bre mean in Serbian?

it's an interjection, of multiple utility..

[Dorian]

Also gypsies here being uneducated in Greek ,they will say "bre"too instead of the greek "vre"

[Dorian]

I'm not sure if Bre and More are connected.

What does Bre mean in Serbian?

I think it's like the "lan" you use ,you want to say "pff go away" you'll say "lan git" in Greek "re fige" probably the same in Serbian I guess.

[nightrider+]

Macedonians us Bre and Beh. Greeks use Re. Turkish origin i reckon.There is no etymological explanation in Turkish. Dorian gave the answer. Greeks use "vre" too btw, even bre.

[Vojnik]

I'm not sure if Bre and More are connected.

What does Bre mean in Serbian?

Macedonians combine them and say "more bre".

[nightrider+]

"Ore" (different version of the same expression) makes the "more" case even stronger.

"More" or ""mori"/"mari" (for females) is also frequently used in Greece but it can come off as more aggressive.

[Vojnik]

"Ore" (different version of the same expression) makes the "more" case even stronger.

"More" or ""mori"/"mari" (for females) is also frequently used in Greece but it can come off as more aggressive.

The wikipedia explanation also makes sense. More from the Greek moros and Latin morus which means stupid/foolish. Related to the English word moron.

[Vojnik]

Another variant Macedonians say is 'abre'.

[Dna8]

Was it spread via Constantinople? or independent of Christianity?