Where does “brathles” come from?

brathles (Cornish) comes from Cornish les, from Proto-Celtic lussus, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

brathles (Cornish): scarlet pimpernel (Lysimachia arvensis syn. Anagallis arvensis)

Definitions

  1. scarlet pimpernel (Lysimachia arvensis syn. Anagallis arvensis)

Ancestry of “brathles”, step by step

brathles traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish les

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishlesplant
2Proto-Celticlussusmedicinal herb, vegetable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via Cornish brath

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