Where does “brau” come from?

brau (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin bravus, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

brau (Catalan): bull; brave, fierce; rough, abrupt

Definitions

  1. bull; brave, fierce; rough, abrupt

Ancestry of “brau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbravus
2Latinbarbarusforeign; savage; uncivilized
3Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-

Words derived from “brau

Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb-Every word from Ancient Greek βάρβαροςEvery word from Latin barbarus