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Where does “brad” come from?

brad (Aromanian) comes from Albanian bradh, from Proto-Albanian bardza, from Proto-Indo-European bʰórh₁ǵ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerh₁ǵ- — to shine.

brad (Aromanian): fir tree

Definitions

  1. fir tree

Ancestry of “brad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianbradh—
2Proto-Albanianbardzawhite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰórh₁ǵ-o-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerh₁ǵ-to shine

Words derived from “brad”

  • brãdet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerh₁ǵ- →