Where does “bretennek” come from?

bretennek (Cornish) comes from Cornish Breten, from Proto-Brythonic Pritanī, from Proto-Celtic *Kʷritanī, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

bretennek (Cornish): British

Definitions

  1. British

Ancestry of “bretennek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CornishBreten—
2Proto-BrythonicPritanī—
3Proto-Celtic*Kʷritanī—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *Kʷritanī →Every word from Proto-Brythonic Pritanī →