Where does “bras” come from?

bras (Breton) comes from Proto-Celtic brassos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrod-to-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷred-.

bras (Breton): big

Definitions

  1. big

Ancestry of “bras”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbrassosgreat, violent
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrod-to-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷred-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷred- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷrod-to- →Every word from Proto-Celtic brassos →
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