Where does “briny” come from?

briny (Cornish) comes from Cornish bran, from Brythonic *bran, from Proto-Celtic branos, from Proto-Indo-European werneh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

briny (Cornish): plural of bran

Definitions

  1. plural of bran

Ancestry of “briny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishbrancrow
2Brythonic*bran—
3Proto-Celticbranoscrow, raven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerneh₂-crow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werneh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic branos →