Where does “briiffata” come from?

briiffata (Finnish) comes from Finnish briiffi, from English brief, from Middle English bref, from Old French brief, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

briiffata (Finnish): to brief

Definitions

  1. to brief

Ancestry of “briiffata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbriiffibriefing
2EnglishbriefOf short duration; happening quickly; Concise;...
3Middle Englishbrefconcise; brief; diminutive, little
4Old Frenchbriefbrief, short in length; letter or statement
5Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
6Proto-Italic*breɣʷis
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ-