Where does “bryjys” come from?

bryjys (Cornish) comes from Cornish bryjyon, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bryjys (Cornish): boiled

Definitions

  1. boiled

Ancestry of “bryjys”, step by step

bryjys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish bryjyon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishbryjyonto boil
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Cornish ys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishyscorn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-