Where does “брас” come from?

брас (Bulgarian) comes from English brass, from Spanish braza, from Old Spanish braça, from Latin brachia, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus — short.

брас (Bulgarian): brass

Definitions

  1. brass

Ancestry of “брас”, step by step

брас traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English brass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbrassA metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many...
2Spanishbrazabreaststroke; fathom About 1.67 metres. Twice a...
3Old Spanishbraça
4Latinbrachianominative plural of brachium; accusative plural...
5Latinbracchiumforearm; arm; limb of an animal
6Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
7Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

via French brasse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbrassefathom; stroke; breaststroke
2Latin([[tēnsus

via Dutch bras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbras
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ-