Where does “breghyek” come from?

breghyek (Cornish) comes from Cornish bregh, from Latin bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων, from Ancient Greek βραχύς, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

breghyek (Cornish): having arms

Definitions

  1. having arms

Ancestry of “breghyek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishbregharm
2Latinbracchiumforearm; arm; limb of an animal
3Ancient Greekβραχίωνthe arm, the shoulder; comparative degree of...
4Ancient Greekβραχύςshort, brief; short, small, little; few
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ-