Where does “βραχύς” come from?

βραχύς (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

βραχύς (Ancient Greek): short, brief; short, small, little; few

Definitions

  1. short, brief; short, small, little; few

Ancestry of “βραχύς”, step by step

βραχύς traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

via Proto-Hellenic *brəkʰús

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic*brəkʰús—

Words derived from “βραχύς”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →