Where does “brañego” come from?

brañego (Galician) comes from Galician braña, from Proto-Celtic bragnos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreHg- — to smell, to have a strong odour.

brañego (Galician): a person from the lowlands known as A Terrachá, Lugo, Galicia

Definitions

  1. a person from the lowlands known as A Terrachá, Lugo, Galicia

Ancestry of “brañego”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianbrañamire, bog, fen, marsh
2Proto-Celticbragnosrotten
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰreHg-to smell, to have a strong odour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreHg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bragnos →Every word from Galician braña →