Where does “broas” come from?

broas (Cornish) comes from Proto-Celtic brassos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrod-to-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷred-.

broas (Cornish): big, great

Definitions

  1. big, great

Ancestry of “broas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbrassosgreat, violent
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrod-to-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷred-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷred- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷrod-to- →Every word from Proto-Celtic brassos →