Where does “Brest” come from?
Brest derives from Russian Брест, borrowed from French Brest, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ-, meaning hill or high place.
Ancestry of “Brest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | Brest | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | brixs | hill |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |