Where does “brilla” come from?

brilla (Galician) comes from Latin virilia, from Latin vir, from Proto-Italic wiros, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

brilla (Galician): groin. Alternative form of virilla

Definitions

  1. groin. Alternative form of virilla

Ancestry of “brilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvirilianominative neuter plural of virīlis; accusative...
2Latinvirman in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,...
3Proto-Italicwirosa man
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Italic wiros →
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