Where does “frãngu” come from?

frãngu (Aromanian) comes from Latin frangō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

frãngu (Aromanian): I break, smash, fracture; I defeat

Definitions

  1. I break, smash, fracture; I defeat

Ancestry of “frãngu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrangōto break, shatter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Latin frangō →
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