Where does “brasa” come from?

brasa (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese brasa, from Vulgar Latin *brasa, from Proto-Germanic brasō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ — to burst; break; crack; crackle.

brasa (Galician): ember, live coal; embers

Definitions

  1. ember, live coal; embers

Ancestry of “brasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesebrasa—
2Vulgar Latin*brasa—
3Proto-Germanicbrasōgleed, crackling coal; fire, pyre
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰres‑to burst; break; crack; crackle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic brasō →Every word from Vulgar Latin *brasa →