Where does “brewliv” come from?

brewliv (Cornish) comes from Cornish liv, from Proto-Brythonic *lliβ̃, from Latin lima, from Spanish lima, from Spanish Limón, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू.

brewliv (Cornish): millstone

Definitions

  1. millstone

Ancestry of “brewliv”, step by step

brewliv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish liv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishlivfile
2Proto-Brythonic*lliβ̃
3Latinlimafile
4Spanishlimalime; lemon; file
5SpanishLimónlemon
6Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
7Persianلیموlemon; lime
8Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
9Mundarilembu

via Cornish brew

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishbrewbruise
2Proto-Celticbrusetito break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break
Every word from Mundari lembu
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