Where does “brithennek” come from?

brithennek (Cornish) comes from Cornish brithen, from Cornish brith, from Proto-Brythonic briθ, from Proto-Celtic mrixtos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥gʷ-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

brithennek (Cornish): freckled

Definitions

  1. freckled

Ancestry of “brithennek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishbrithenfreckle
2Cornishbrithspotted
3Proto-Brythonicbriθcharm, incantation; painted, speckled, variegated
4Proto-Celticmrixtospainted, speckled
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥gʷ-tó-s—
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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