Where does “brewi” come from?
brewi (Cornish) comes from Cornish i, from English eyes, from Proto-Indo-European éy, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.
brewi (Cornish): to bruise
Ancestry of “brewi”, step by step
brewi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cornish | i | they |
| 2 | English | eyes | plural of eye; Third-person singular simple... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | éy | the; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁e- | — |
via Cornish brew
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Cornish | brew | bruise |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | bruseti | to break |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrews- | to break |
Words derived from “brewi”