Where does “brosans” come from?

brosans (Cornish) comes from Cornish brosa, from Cornish bros — sting, prick, goad, sharp point.

brosans (Cornish): provocation

Definitions

  1. provocation

Ancestry of “brosans”, step by step

brosans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish brosa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishbrosato goad, prick, provoke, sting
2Cornishbrossting, prick, goad, sharp point

via Cornish ans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishans
Every word from Cornish bros
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