Where does “Brangus” come from?
Brangus (English) comes from English Brahman, from Hindi ब्राह्मण, from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण, from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
Brangus (English): A breed of beef cattle
Definitions
- A breed of beef cattle
Ancestry of “Brangus”, step by step
Brangus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Brahman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Brahman | A breed of beef cattle from India; A Brahmin |
| 2 | Hindi | ब्राह्मण | a Brahmin |
| 3 | Sanskrit | ब्राह्मण | relating to or given by a Brahmin, befitting or... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | ब्रह्मन् | pious effusion or utterance, outpouring of the... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |
via English Angus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Angus | of mostly Scottish usage |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | Aonghas | — |
| 3 | Middle Irish | Aengus | The Gaelic god of love, youth, and poetic inspiration, son of the Dagdae and Boann of the Túatha Dé Danann |
| 4 | Old Irish | Oíngus | Angus |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | *Oinogustus | — |