Where does “brathek” come from?

brathek (Cornish) comes from Cornish brath, from Proto-Celtic *brazdos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰresdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

brathek (Cornish): caustic

Definitions

  1. caustic

Ancestry of “brathek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishbrathbite
2Proto-Celtic*brazdos—
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰresdʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →
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